Re: A reply to James

Arthur V. Chadwick (chadwicka@swac.edu)
Wed, 15 Jan 1997 11:19:55 -0800

John writes:
The sheer volume of coal in the world,
>including that already mined (see any good almanac) is far too much to have
>been
>formed in one short year anyway (a similar argument exists for coral beds).

I doubt that anyone, YEC or otherwise would assert that the material
preserved as coal was the result of one year of growth, especially a "short
year", especially if the earth was covered with water and the sky occluded
with clouds.

Art
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