[A Mississippian]

Look at the Grand Canyon geology lessons and what is being done to various radiometric dating techniques for a starter.

Grand Canyon strata show geologic time is imaginary

by Tas Walker

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Visitors to Grand Canyon hear the usual geological interpretation involving millions of years. We are told that the horizontal formation at the bottom, the Tapeats Sandstone, was deposited 550 million years ago, and the Kaibab Limestone that forms the rim is 250 million years old (see diagram below). It is difficult to imagine the immense time involved in this interpretation.

Interestingly, the Grand Canyon strata extend over 400 km (250 miles) into the eastern part of Arizona.¹ There, they are at least 1,600 m (one mile) lower in elevation. Supposedly, the uplift of the Grand Canyon area occurred about 70 million years ago—hundreds of millions of years after the sediments were deposited. One would expect that hundreds of millions of years would have been plenty of time for the sediment to cement into hard rock.

Yet, the evidence indicates that the sediments were soft and unconsolidated when they bent. Instead of fracturing like the basement did, the entire layer thinned as it bent. The sand grains show no evidence that the material was brittle and rock-hard, because none of the grains are elongated.¹ Neither has the mineral cementing the grains been broken and recrystallized. Instead, the evidence points to the whole 1,200-m (4,000-ft) thickness of strata being still ‘plastic’ when it was uplifted. In other words, the millions of years of geologic time are imaginary. This ‘plastic’ deformation of Grand Canyon strata dramatically demonstrates the reality of the catastrophic global Flood of Noah’s day.

Recommended Resources

Grand Canyon: A Different View (Hardcover) Visit the Grand Canyon yourself, through the photographs and essays in this book.

The Young Earth (Softcover) Explains in easy-to-understand terms how true science supports a young age for the Earth.

The Grand Canyon: Monument to the Flood (DVD)

Reference

1. Morris, J.D., The Young Earth, Master Books, Arizona, pp. 106–109, 1994. Return to text.

Also see: http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2002/carbon_dating.asp

[balrog666]

Your anti-science nonsense is refuted here.

[gondramB]

There is a reason for peer review - we don't take any one scientist's word for anything. If has discovered something new about the grand canyon and he is a scientist then he knows other scientists and periodicals to submit his findings to.

If the theory about the grand canyon needs to be changed then it will be.

[Coyoteman]

My original post: All you have to do to believe in a young earth is pervert any science that disagrees with your preconceived notions. Look at the Grand Canyon geology lessons and what is being done to various radiometric dating techniques for a starter.

Thank you. Your reponse makes my point completely.

[shuckmaster]

The funny thing about that is that you probably believe it's true!