All the principle of uniformity says, anyman, is that the processes we see at work today are the same or similar to the processes that occurred in the past. That includes catastrophic events.
whoa, thanks for that enlightening explanation, soilguy
the problem though is that while what you say sounds very lovely (and oh so very evolutionary, and oh so very very reigning paradigmatic), the reality is that when the apply the principle to the calculations, they are 100% uniformitarian or 99% uniformitarian/1% catastrophic
the catastrophic aspects of earth history figure little or virtually not at all in the actual calculations
to help you out with your critical reading/thinking skills, do you know what *aggregate* means
when i used that word above, i was saying that they claim to figure catastrophic events into the mix for calculation purposes, but that they emphasize gradualistic uniformitarianism maximally, and (deemphasize) catastrophic processes minimally
so what are you on about anyway
then you offered this pearl:
This is another, classic creationist strawman argument. You define the principle of uniformity incorrectly, and then attack your incorrect definition.
oooohh...thanks for that enlightening profundity...aaaahh
you inflicted serious damage there, dude
a) your reading skills are wanting
b) i didn't incorrectly define uniformitarianism; i didn't define it at all
c) i did correctly describe how it is used (or rather misused) in the measuring process (ie, old earth, etc)
i can offer a popular definition, however: the present is the key to the past
if you would like a more technical definition, i can manage that as well...but you can google it and do fine
much of what you and ff, et al write in response to me are classic evolutionary strawman arguments, or adhom jazz
so you say i fluff my straw; i say you fluff your straw...and that gets us precisely where
but you welcome to keep on fluffing your straw :-)
