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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 02/21/2010 : 04:43:43
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Often, when I feel extra bloody-minded due to insomnia, I'll drop by any of several YEC charnel pits to sneer and perchance to ridicule. This morning, I hit the paydirt!
It seems that in 1944, someone broke open a large piece of coal destined for a furnace and this bronze bell fell out. The artifact eventually found it's way into the clammy grasp of John D. Morris Ph.D during the years he was teaching. He was and evidently still is quite excited about it. So excited, indeed, he's calling it an anomalous fossil, and, being a big noise at ICR, he's working it into Flood apologetics. Or trying to.
Let the ridicule begin!
An Amazing Anomalous Fossil
by John D. Morris, Ph.D. *
Fossils are normally found loosely in the order predicted by the geologic column, which maps the earth's strata. This chart, which can be found in all treatments of the subject, is presented as a column of fossils, with the earliest at the bottom and the most recent at the top. But in reality, it is only a column of proposed evolutionary development.
The fossil order, such as it is, could just as well (or better) fit the progression of encroaching Flood waters. In the lowest levels are found marine invertebrates. Increasing heights (not more recent time periods) bring fossils that lived along the shore, followed by more terrestrial sediments and fossils. The ordering trend is not due to evolutionary development, but to global Flood inundation.
There are, of course, many fossils that could fit in any/all time periods. For instance, clams, in great variety, are found in virtually every layer containing multi-celled fossils, and they are alive today. Clams may vary according to their environment, but they are still clams. Remember--variety is not evolution. There are some fossils, however, that cannot be made to fit the evolutionary timeline at all. Such fossils, called anomalous fossils, are found in layers totally out of kilter with evolution.
The most startling such evidence is human artifacts, such as the bronze bell shown here. It was encased in a large piece of coal. Standard dating of the bituminous coal seam from which it was taken dates it from the Carboniferous Period, approximately 300 million years old. Certainly no human artifact could reside in such "ancient" strata. This "fossil" is anomalous indeed.
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Heh, read on....
The entire story of of the bell is strictly anecdotal, and therefore worthless from any scientific point of view. And the question is raised of why, after he'd examined it, he still has it. One would think that it's owner would want such a remarkable object back. I certainly would. I hesitate to charge dishonesty, but... Oh hell, this is ICR where dishonesty is the name of the game; the fucker probably stole it.
Anyhow, I hadn't heard about this one, so I googled it up. There's quite a bit about it on line, all of it saying much the same thing. But, whilst browsing about, I came across this gem.
The part about the bell can be found on page 8.
In this site we run across the London Hammer, dino tracks, the Ica Stones, and a wealth of other nonsense that puts the "fun" in fundie. I can't recommend it for insomnia because it will not put you to sleep, alas. Enjoy....
I close with a question for those more knowledgeable than I: The bell is said to have an iron clapper. Under coal mine conditions, how long might it last before rusting away?
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2010 : 08:12:51 [Permalink]
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People just can't make up this hilarious kind of shit, can they?
Oh, my bad. Sure they can. |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
 Posted - 02/27/2010 : 06:06:26 [Permalink]
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When I first saw the headline I read "cow bell".
Ironically, it is a bell that gathers the herd, around a maternal figure that incidentally is as dumb as a cow. |
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The West Virginia Coal Bell
