So you are saying that this:
I've seen enough in the field to realize that quite substantial portions of the geologic record are not the direct result of the Flood.
was a failure?
Are you saying the geological record is due to the flood and the person you cited failed in his conclusion that the geological record is not due to the floood?
Are you a 4000 year old Earth advocate?
I didn't italicize it, but the majority of that post was an excerpt from the link at the top. I didn't write it.
What it tells is about the efforts made by creationist scientists to geologically prove that the earth was young. They failed, and being honest creationists, they changed their view on the age of the earth.
I get an idea that religious people were more open minded about the issue back when they did the research. But over the last few decades there's been lots of preaching that one must believe the Bible literally. That's polarized the issue, meaning that religious people have become a near cult. If your in the cult, it appears powerful and strong. But they're isolated away from the American mainstream that they once were in the center of.