Originally Posted by LindaLou
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So the slowness of the geological processes demonstrates the oil took a long time becoming oil, and the existence of the oil demonstrates that the processes were slow?

Why not "the speed of the geological processes demonstrates the oil took very little time becoming oil, and the existence of the oil demonstrates that the processes were swift"?


These comments seem to indicate that you have paid no attention to what I actually said, or the links I gave. To repeat: some oil forms quickly, some forms slowly.
And how do you know it forms slowly? Or should I ask how you know the "geological processes" are slow? Sometimes it's hard to choose where to break into the circle with a question.

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The actual point I was making was not about how oil forms but about the amount of biomass contained within carboniferous deposits in the earth. It is impossible for all of it to have got there in just a few thousand years. Again to repeat, that much carbon being readily available in the biosphere would dwarf the amount that is currently causing concern for climate change.
Carbon isn't causing concern - people are causing concern. Even so, carbon isn't a big deal even for them. Maybe you're assuming carbon = carbon dioxide? Well, coal is carbon. Graphite is carbon. Diamond is carbon. Carbon can combine with other elements to form many compounds. (And don't look now, but the global warming scare is just about over.)

Anyhow, are you just saying there's too much carbon for a few thousand years to account for, or are you saying there's so much it requires millions, billions, or zillions of years to account for it? Care to give some sort of ballpark figure?

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