Where are the current ripples from Noah's Flood?

[dlamberth]

Floods leave distinctive geological evidence behind. Among other things, current ripples provide some of that physical evidence. The supposed size and violence of the Noah's flood would have left behind humongous size current ripples all over the Earth surface. But they simply don't exist. There's a lot of different kinds of geological features one sees in floods that simply are not there when looking for evidence of a Noah type global flood. Current ripples are one of those missing features.

The video below provides a good but short teaching tool on current ripples created by the Ice Age Floods that ran through the Pacific Northwest. In my time studying the Ice Floods I've seen these ripples. Nick Zentner teaches geology at Central Washington University. I've learned a lot of Pacific Northwest geology from him. Enjoy the learning lesson.

 

[Larniavc]

Silly goose! The massive amounts of heat that such a deluge would have caused and the eradication of all life on the planet could hardly be expected to have left any traces.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Silly goose! The massive amounts of heat that such a deluge would have caused and the eradication of all life on the planet could hardly be expected to have left any traces.

Except the cliffs of Dover, meandering rivers, the Grand Canyon... am I missing anything else?

 

[AV1611VET]

Except the cliffs of Dover, meandering rivers, the Grand Canyon...

The Grand Canyon?

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

I had to look up more of this since geology is far from my strongest suit, and it's so interesting that this has only been found in three locations; the Columbia plateau in Washington State, the Alsek river in Canada's Pacific Northwest, and the Altai mountains in Russia.

All of which are areas that were originally glacial dams during the ice age, which then broke and flooded the land around the glaciers.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

The Grand Canyon?

You don't say it but others do say the Grand Canyon is evidence of the Noahic Flood.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

I had to look up more of this since geology is far from my strongest suit, and it's so interesting that this has only been found in three locations; the Columbia plateau in Washington State, the Alsek river in Canada's Pacific Northwest, and the Altai mountains in Russia.

All of which are areas that were originally glacial dams during the ice age, which then broke and flooded the land around the glaciers.

What's also interesting is that this same phenomenon is found on Mars too.

 

[AV1611VET]

Floods leave distinctive geological evidence behind.

Natural floods do, yes.

Among other things, current ripples provide some of that physical evidence.

Neat.

What's that have to do with the Flood?

The supposed size and violence of the Noah's flood would have left behind humongous size current ripples all over the Earth surface.

But it didn't.

That leaves you two choices:

1. God did some landscaping.
2. The Flood didn't happen.

Which one are you going to go with?

 

[AV1611VET]

I had to look up more of this since geology is far from my strongest suit, and it's so interesting that this has only been found in three locations; the Columbia plateau in Washington State, the Alsek river in Canada's Pacific Northwest, and the Altai mountains in Russia.

Which one(s) of those glaciers rained upon the earth for forty days, and which one(s) came from inside the earth, when the earth was broken up?

Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Using water that's already on the face of the earth is not the way to claim the Flood didn't happen.

You're comparing apples to oranges.

All of which are areas that were originally glacial dams during the ice age, which then broke and flooded the land around the glaciers.

Those were local floods.

 

[AV1611VET]

You don't say it but others do say the Grand Canyon is evidence of the Noahic Flood.

Meh ... I don't subscribe to that interpretation.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Which one(s) of those glaciers rained upon the earth for forty days, and which one(s) came from inside the earth, when the earth was broken up?

Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Using water that's already on the face of the earth is not the way to claim the Flood didn't happen.

You're comparing apples to oranges.

Since the Noahic Flood didn't happen, it is comparing existing apples to non-existent oranges.

Those were local floods.

That is 100% true!

See, AV? You can learn too!

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Meh ... I don't subscribe to that interpretation.

No, I know you don't. Your answer is... continental breakup in the time of Peleg? Is that you or Dad?

 

[AV1611VET]

What's also interesting is that this same phenomenon is found on Mars too.

Sounds natural.

 

[AV1611VET]

No, I know you don't. Your answer is... continental breakup in the time of Peleg? Is that you or Dad?

I.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Sounds natural.

Indeed.

 

[AV1611VET]

See, AV? You can learn too!

What's to learn?

Floods leave watermarks and water damage all over the place.

Mother Nature can be cruel.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

What's to learn?

Floods leave watermarks and water damage all over the place.

Mother Nature can be cruel.

Now we're getting somewhere.

Now, if those sorts of floods leave evidence, then a global flood would undoubtedly leave evidence, especially in places that were not subject to the same geography as in glacial dams that burst. Like finding current ripples in the middle of the Mongolian steppes or the Kalahari or Patagonia. Wide open places that were nowhere near glaciers.

As an example.

But of course... God cleaned everything up...

 

[AV1611VET]

Now we're getting somewhere.

No we're not.

Now, if those sorts of floods leave evidence, then a global flood would undoubtedly leave evidence, especially in places that were not subject to the same geography as in glacial dams that burst. Like finding current ripples in the middle of the Mongolian steppes or the Kalahari or Patagonia. Wide open places that were nowhere near glaciers.

No argument there.

As an example.

Your examples are examples of Mother Nature at work.

God works differently.

But of course... God cleaned everything up...

Now we're getting somewhere.

Kinda.

 

[AV1611VET]

Where are the current ripples from Noah's Flood?

Up here:

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

No we're not.

Just a teeny bit.

No argument there.

Good.

Your examples are examples of Mother Nature at work.

Your over reliance on calling nature 'Mother Nature' might suggest something Freudian at work, but that's for another time and place.

God works differently.

Yes, yes. 'God works in mysterious ways'. We all know it.

Now we're getting somewhere.

Kinda.

Consider my use of ellipses to showcase that I do not think highly of your trite claim that God cleaned up the world after the Noahic Flood, basically forcing us to rely on the Bible. Which is again only your claim and nothing else.