> "we know the oceanic greywacke rock was formed some 435 million years ago" You do not have data from 435 million years ago. You have a series of data that _s

> "we know the oceanic greywacke rock was formed some 435 million years ago" You do not have data from 435 million years ago. You have a series of data that _seem_ to fit a model that you believe to be true. The only "fact" is what can be observed, but you were not there nor do you have testimony from people who were there 435 million years ago. That's speculation in my book. > "But it was another 65 million years before the sandstone was formed." Again, no hard data. This is speculative. > “Hutton realised that the formation and movement of these rocks to create the coastline we see at Siccar Point couldn’t happen in sudden cataclysms over years or decades,” Why not? There are other formations that don't make sense but were formed in much more rapid timeframe? Why not this one? > And let me ask you, what about belief in a particular religion, is that provable? Beliefs/worldviews can be based on any number of things: unsubstantiated tradition (whether right or wrong), widely attested-to eye witness testimony, or lies. And yes, I do believe "science" falls into this category as well.