Originally Posted by LindaLou
I would have preferred to have started a new thread for this discussion. But never mind. Sticking just to what's been said here, CTD also stated:

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Sorting seems to have taken place where the circumstances were correct. Other finds are consistent with rapid in-place burial; and still others are consistent with objects floating initially and being deposited later. It's a big world, and it was a big flood. We have no indication that it was uniform.


Please explain what you mean by "where the circumstances were correct."
Please demonstrate how there can be any ambiguity in what I said. Under the right circumstances things will be sorted by moving water. Did you not know this?

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Please also explain why trilobite fossils are always found under dinosaur fossils, and dinosaur fossils are always found under human fossils. Everywhere, without exception.
I don't believe this is so. I don't believe human fossils are always indicative of dinosaur fossils in deeper layers. It would be quite a handy shortcut if true.

Now if you mean I should explain why dinosaur fossils are always assigned dates "older" than human fossils, etc. I should refer you to the process of circular reasoning.

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I'm curious about pterosaurs too. They're found with the dinosaurs. They could fly like the birds, so what gives?
Just how close are they found together, and what clues are found about the circumstances? For example, are pterosaurs found scavenging on dino carcasses?

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BTW I wonder if a creationist here would like to try an experiment. It can be done easily at home. After all, science is about testing your hypotheses.

1. Take one of your favourite household potted plants.

2. Water it like hell for 40 days and nights.

3. Observe rotted dead plant.
So why did you say all plants should have survived the flood? One could also bury a plant under 200 feet of sediment & kill it that way. Or find an active volcano... well, you should get the picture.

Is this some sort of straw man you're working on, or has any creationist actually ever maintained no plants would be killed in the flood? Perhaps you've been learning about creationism from the likes of Dr. Ritchie? Or maybe Glens Morton & Kuban?

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