Re: [asa] How fast do fossils form

On 9/21/06, D. F. Siemens, Jr. <dfsiemensjr@juno.com> wrote:
>
> Steve gives a strong response to the YEC claim. Being simpler, I would
> like to know why Willis doesn't know the difference between a physiological
> process and fossilization.
>

Not to mention the numerous different types of fossilization, which can
proceed at various rates.

A slightly less thoroughly wrong version of this is to point out that
fossilization is thought to often be a geologically rapid process (which is
true and does not confuse physiology with fossilization), followed by the
non sequiteur of concluding that the earth must be young.

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> Dr. David Campbell
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> University of Alabama
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>

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Received on Tue Sep 26 13:35:16 2006