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A4C said:My error here is one of omission I omitted to check what Austin had written but simply saw it in a Christian site not knowing that it mentions ice ages and maybe a whole lot of other things maybe I dont agree with. But in that respect the creationists have YECs and OECs so differences have to be expected.
Now as for lava dams could you give me references where you can see (by illustration or pic) what evidence there is to support that theory or is it only speculation whether it is a creationist or other who is being speculative. Thank you
Let's just keep to Ice age pro and con discussion here eh?comana said:Ok, I don't know why this should seem odd in light of A4C's thesis on the formation of the Grand Canyon, but 4500 years??? And the Egyptians didn't notice they were under water?
Oh and the dinosaur tracks that have been lifted veritcally?? How about those. How did those giant dinos get from the ark to North America in the space of one year, afterward the surface they walked on hardened and was lifted vertically by water?? Quite impossible!
Got a web link for that one A4C?![]()
Let's just keep to Ice age pro and con discussion here eh?
So there is no more scientific support for a global flood eh?gluadys said:Interestingly, it was a fervent anti-evolutionist, Louis Agassiz, who did the seminal studies on the most recent ice age, first in his native Switzerland and later in America.
His studies convinced him that the ice age ending about 10,000 years ago was the most recent "global" catastrophe (even though it was not completely global).
Even before he began his studies, geologists (most of them creationists) had ascertained that none of the deep strata were a consequence of a global flood, and the theory at the time was that only surface geology such as moraines could be attributed to the biblical deluge.
Agassiz showed conclusively that these were due to glaciation, not flooding. In the 1830s, this was the nail in the coffin of any scientific support for a global flood, as admitted by Rev. Adam Sedgwick in 1835.
A4C said:MB
There is much evidence that the Grand Canyon is Flood made.
Anything else is mere avoidence by those who do not believe there ever was a world Wide Flood 4500 years ago according to the Bible and as referred to by Jesus.
Do you have a mandate to refute the word of God?
So rather than give scientific evidence, you refer us all to a coffee table book written by a layman with contributions from professional creationists who have been caught in lies promoting their position (and yes, Steve Austin is one of those caught in a lie).Perhaps I could refer you to a good book on the subject of the GC formed by the flood :
Grand Canyon: Monument to Catastrophe. Dr Steven A. Austin
here is it's intro statement
Perhaps after reading it you will stop insisting that the flood didn't do it
Perhaps if you are still not satisfied as to how the Grand Canyon was formed you might like to go on a tour organised by a group of Christians who will explain it in detail for you
Details here
Mechanical Bliss said:No, there is none. In fact, the Grand Canyon is one of the most telling reasons why a global flood did not occur because it contains so many features incompatible with a global flooding event.
That's beyond ridiculous. Everything else is science, not a conspiracy. Remember, it was young earth creationists who disproved young earth creationism in the first place in the early 19th century.
Once again, the standard creationist tactic of trying to distract the scientific discussion into the polarization of global flood versus atheism.
An old earth does not equal atheism.
An earth on which there was no global flood does not equal atheism.
If you think they do equal atheism, that's your problem. It also means you have disproved Christianity.
Scientists who reach the conclusions of an old earth and no global flood do not do so for atheistic intentions and are not trying to "refute the word of God."
So rather than give scientific evidence, you refer us all to a coffee table book written by a layman with contributions from professional creationists who have been caught in lies promoting their position (and yes, Steve Austin is one of those caught in a lie).
I already know that the Grand Canyon did not form by a global flooding event. I have a university level education in geology to back that up as well, as I have stated before. I have also provided you with 12 reasons why the Grand Canyon disproves a global flood (not to mention the fact that there's not enough water on earth in the first place for it to occur). You ignored them. That's very telling. The one whose position is in shambles is you.
A4C said:So you dont believe A Global Flood laid down sediment layers and the receeding waters covering massive land areas formed the Grand Canyon as that sediment was redistributed? Fine -Thats cool
If your real question is How did the limestone get to be a layer on the GC? The answer is that it wasn't formed there but was deposited there as sediment having been formed perhaps in caves at higher elevations and became washed out during receeding of flood waters.Karl - Liberal Backslider said:As a side issue - A4C - how is limestone produced?
A4C said:If your real question is How did the limestone get to be a layer on the GC? The answer is that it wasn't formed there but was deposited there as sediment having been formed perhaps in caves at higher elevations and became washed out during receeding of flood waters.
Do you not have limestone caves where you live?leccy said:How is limestone, most frequently composed of the calcareous remains of marine organisms, formed in CAVES?![]()
A4C said:Do you not have limestone caves where you live?
A4C said:If your real question is How did the limestone get to be a layer on the GC? The answer is that it wasn't formed there but was deposited there as sediment having been formed perhaps in caves at higher elevations and became washed out during receeding of flood waters.
A4C said:If your real question is How did the limestone get to be a layer on the GC? The answer is that it wasn't formed there but was deposited there as sediment having been formed perhaps in caves at higher elevations and became washed out during receeding of flood waters.
Karl - Liberal Backslider said:No, my real question is what I asked. How is limestone formed?
Whatever .leccy said:Yes, but the caves are formed in limestone, not the other way around.
Here is a good start for youKarl - Liberal Backslider said:No, my real question is what I asked. How is limestone formed?
I hope this is the information you were after.Solution cave chemistry can be simply stated: limestone and dolostone, the host rocks for most caves, are dissolved by natural acids (carbonic, sulfuric, and various organic acids) which occur in groundwater. Calcite (CaCO3), the principal mineral comprising limestone, is dissolved in the presence of add to produce calcium ion (Ca ++) and bicarbonate ion (HCO3 _). Dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2], the most important mineral in dolostone, is dissolved by acid to produce calcium ion (Ca ++), magnesium ion (Mg ++), and bicarbonate ions (HCO3_ ). If the acid is able to flow through the rock, ions will be removed and a cavity or solution conduit will form.