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Geologists say the Grand Canyon is 5 or 6 million years old while creationists say it's only a few thousand years. Could a mediator help to narrow this difference betwen these parties?

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[Frank_Discussion]

Let me try: I think God created the Earth several billion years ago, and the Grand Canyon is 5 or 6 million years old.

[steplock]

Heck! If we can have the lavender rainbow homosexuals being praised by Abraham Lincoln, I guess it's fair to have the Grand Canyon created by GOD?

Hmmm....I guess the second one IS correct - maybe the timing is a bit off... ;>)

[Burkeman1]

Geesh- it doesn't take much for some people to get their nose hairs in a bunch. So what if the bookstore sells one book with an "eccentric" point of view? Is it hurting anyone?

[11B3]

How about sometime during the end of the last ice age? Another example is the Columbia Gorge which was formed then, so to assume that the entire Western US was draining its' inland seas shouldn't be such a leap of faith. (So to speak.)

[sticker]

al gore invented the Grand Canyon

[js1138]

Could a mediator help to narrow this difference betwen these parties?

I recommend a majority vote. That's the way to settle disputes over science.

[lugsoul]

ping. have fun.

[rabidralph]

Further proof that America is a lot safer since 9/11 and the capture of Saddam: people feel safe to argue over stupid stuff again.

[Havoc]

Geologists make a guess and get flustered when Creationists make a statement of faith. But science is supposed to be right for guessing. Have I missed anything here LOL.

[dangus]

Here's an experiment: Take home a chunk of rock from the area around the grand canyon. Pour running water over the rock for the next 1 year. See how fast the rock washes away.

Now, the Grand Canyon is what, 5000 feet deep? So if it took 2,000 years to be carved, that means a rock about 2 1/2 feet thick should be completely worn away by the running water.

My guess is that the effect on the rock would be impossible to notice.

[BibChr]

Gee, how surprising.

Normally, scientists are so unbiased, agenda-free, and open-minded to alternative constructions.

< /dripping, acidic sarcasm >

Dan
Biblical Christianity web site

[Jaxter]

The liberals will have a hard time deciding whether to be more honked off about the religion thing or the fact that (if it's sold out) it's making a profit.

[LiteKeeper]

Grand Canyon strata show geologic time is imaginary

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon: Starling evidence for Noah's Flood

[Gargantua]

"Critics say that by condoning religious material in the park, the federal government is endorsing a particular spiritual point of view."

These "critics" should try getting an education before the show how ignorant they are by speaking.

The Federal Government is only Constituionally prohibited from "passing any legislation" regarding religion. It is not prohibited from religious expression, and it has freely and correctly engaged in such expresion since before George Washington established the Holy Day of Thanksgiving as a National Holiday by Presidential Act at the unanimous request of both Houses of Congress in 1793.

Idiots who don't understand our Laws can certainly opine on them, but they should not be given a serious ear.

;-/

[Central_Floridian]

I bet that somebody on this thread has or will say that by allowing this book to be sold, religion is forced on people.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Gee, maybe they can have a televised book burning...

[Diddle E. Squat]

Could a mediator help to narrow this difference betwen these parties?

LOL, some here will label you the anti-Christ if you suggested that the days in the Genesis account of creation are figurative rather than literal. Nevermind that figurative language and illustrations are replete throughout the Bible. I guess I'm going to Hell now for even bringing it up...

[Junior]

Well, it's a whole lot more feasible than a lightning bolt¹.

¹First off, I don't believe the Flood caused the Grand Canyon. Creationists simply have no inkling of actual geology. Secondly, the "lightning bolt" refers to one of the whackier theories put forth by a former Freeper who shall not be named...

[Godfollow]

"how to respect visitors' spiritual views that may directly contradict the agency's accepted scientific presentations and maintain the necessary division of church and state."

That a worldwide flood may have occurred some 4,000 years ago seems hardly to be a separation of church and state issue. Especially since there was a "scientific symposium held in 2000 to resolve the question of how the canyon was formed dissolved in acrimony and adjourned without consensus, he said."