Re: [asa] grand canyon layers: was The apostle warns of evolution

To this geologist it is mind-boggling how creationists can state "it is obvious these layers were laid down catastrophically, not slowly. But evolutionists deliberately choose to ignore the obvious..."
 
It is in fact the creationist geologists who completely ignore the obvious evidence of the rock layers in the Grand Canyon. Watching S. Austin, K. Wise, et al. in their old video on the subject is just painful. They focus on a few completely unimportant details and ignore the obvious evidence in front of them - most ironic part is their comments about the Hermit Shale (or was it the Bright Angel Shale?). How they stand there and look at 50+ meters of shale and at the same time talk about rapid deposition with a straight face is just unfathomable.
 
Your comments Bill about the clear differentiation of layers is completely appropriate.
 
Best,
Charles
 
 
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"To a naturalist nothing is indifferent;
the humble moss that creeps upon the stone
is equally interesting as the lofty pine which so beautifully adorns the valley or the mountain:
but to a naturalist who is reading in the face of the rocks the annals of a former world,
the mossy covering which obstructs his view,
and renders indistinguishable the different species of stone,
is no less than a serious subject of regret."
          - James Hutton
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>>> Bill Hamilton <williamehamiltonjr@yahoo.com> 9/4/2006 6:57:01 AM >>>

AIG writes
> An excellent example to illustrate this can be found when you visit
> the Grand Canyon. The park rangers will tell you that the layers of
> rock in the Canyon are the result of slow processes that have been
> going on for millions of years.
>
> But the evidence from the rock layers fits with what the Bible tells
> us concerning the judgment of the Flood. It is obvious these layers
> were laid down catastrophically, not slowly. But evolutionists
> deliberately choose to ignore the obvious*why? They have been blinded
> by the god of this world and don't want to submit to the God of the
> Bible!
>
To my admittedly untrained eye, the rock layers in the Grand Canyon look as
though they had been deposited over great periods of time. If they had been
deposited in the flood, I don't believe we would see the clear differentiation
of successive layers that we see. How the creationists draw this conclusion is
beyond me.

Bill Hamilton
William E. Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D.
248.652.4148 (home) 248.821.8156 (mobile)
"...If God is for us, who is against us?" Rom 8:31

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Received on Tue Sep 12 22:59:51 2006