(April 25, 2014 at 8:20 am)RobbyPants Wrote:

(April 24, 2014 at 5:38 pm)Stimbo Wrote: The diluvianist explanation for how the fragile coccolith exoskeletons managed to survive the year-long flood, or got laid down in such a way as to give the illusion of aeons-old fossil deposits post-flood, had better be a bloody good one.

God is testing you/Satan is deceiving you and you are failing/fell for it.

Of course, you'd think those arguments would cause more trouble than they solve, but it doesn't seem to bother the apologist.

I agree. They would gloss over the "better be a bloody good one" part of the equation. It always amuses me how diluvianists, at least the ones obsessed with trying to prove how the flood fits seamlessly with geological records and known scientific laws, are quick to pull the ejector seat lever labelled "magic" at the very least provocation.

(April 27, 2014 at 10:51 am)Stimbo Wrote: I agree. They would gloss over the "better be a bloody good one" part of the equation. It always amuses me how diluvianists, at least the ones obsessed with trying to prove how the flood fits seamlessly with geological records and known scientific laws, are quick to pull the ejector seat lever labelled "magic" at the very least provocation.

It's the best of both worlds (in their mind)! They can appear to be all smart, sciency, and correct, and when objective reality rears its ugly head, they can invoke magic and keep being correct.

It always makes me think of someone trying to stuff a king-size duvet into a doll-sized cover (Dr Freud, please answer your 'phone) and insisting it fits perfectly, with no lumps or bits sticking out.