Fossils can form quickly (Talk.Origins)

Claim CC361:

Fossils can form rapidly, so fossils are not a problem for a young earth.

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CreationWiki response:

Actually, no fossils are a problem for a young earth.

Such problems only occur when the geological context is interpreted by uniformitarian geology. When they are interpreted by flood geology these so-called problems do not exist. This is a good example of "Your theory does not work under my theory, so your theory must be wrong."

None of which methods are truly independent. All these methods are mutually calibrated to each other and to the geologic column. It is really a case of "Your theory does not work under my theory, so your theory must be wrong."

All this shows is that the Flood buried entire ecosystems together. It does not prove that any of the ecosystems existed at the spots where the fossils are found. This is yet another case of "Your theory does not work under my theory, so your theory must be wrong."


 * 1) This may be the case for the post-Flood Earth but not the pre-Flood Earth.
 * 2) The number of fossils is exaggerated.  Such numbers are not based on actual counts but estimates and untested assumptions about fossil density.

This assumes uniformitarian theories of mountain formation. According to Flood geology the large mountains rose in at most a few months, and most likely only a few days. As such this is yet another example of "Your theory does not work under my theory, so your theory must be wrong."


 * 1) This assumes that so-called reworked fossils have actually been reworked.  This notion is mainly a way of explaining away out-of-place fossils.
 * 2) Like the claim right before it, this assumes uniformitarian theories of mountain formation.  According to Flood geology the large mountains rose in at most a few months, and most likely only a few days.
 * 3) This is a double case of "Your theory does not work under my theory, so your theory must be wrong."
 * 4) With the massive hydraulic movements occurring during the flood, it would be expected that some of sediments laid down during the flood would be reworked during later stages of the flood.
 * 5) Flood geology does not rule out limited post-flood catastrophes that could also rework sediments.

No basis is given for this claim. All we have is Talk.Origins' word for it. This can not be based on direct observation, so what is it based on? The most likely basis would be by calculating the time based on current rates the processes involved, but once again that assumes uniformitarianism. As is so often the case it ignores the possible affects of the Flood. So this is yet another example of "Your theory does not work under my theory, so your theory must be wrong."

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