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I think that the young-earthers should consider what their theory means in relation to meteor impacts. Consider what one 300 m rock would mean:
"A huge meteor with the destructive power of 3,000 hydrogen bombs will skim past the Earth today in a cosmic encounter that has alarmed astronomers.
"Codenamed 1996 JA1, the 300 metre-wide chunk of rock was discovered only last Tuesday, suggesting that humanity may have just a few days' warning of disaster if a meteor turns out to be on a collision course."Robert Matthews, "Meteor pass will be a squeaker," Calgary Herald, Sunday, May 19, 1996, p. 1
Now, consider that we geoscientists have found lots of meteor craters in the fossil record. Many of them are much, much bigger than the crater which would be formed by that 300-m diameter chunk of rock mentioned above. Below is a list of the meteor craters we have found in the fossil record. They are not all the same geologic age and this means that they would have come in at slightly different periods during the flood. But the amazing thing is that most YECs who believe in a one-year global flood don't know that their belief system requires accepting that the earth was literally bombarded with millions of megatons of meteoric impacts during the period of time that the geologic column was laid down.
The old earther doesn't have a problem with this because he believes that the craters were deposited over 545 million years. But the YEC believes that all these craters were the remnants of impacts which occurred in only 1 year. Think what the ride Noah and company had with such large meteors raining down on their head!!!
Now, please explain the data below and why this much energy wouldn't kill off all life!
...........................................Diam (km) .. energy megatons
Acraman, Australia .. 160 .. 129,096,223.83
Ames Iowa .............. .. 16 .. 51,394.13
Amguid ................. .. 0.45 .. 0.67
Aouelloul, Mauritania .... 0.39 .. 0.41
Araguainha Dome . .. .. 40 .. 1,158,536.09
Avak ...................... .. 12 .. 19,325.10
Azuara, Spain ........ .. 30 .. 435,630.08
B.P. Structure ....... .. 2.8 .. 334.70
Barringer, Arizona .. .. 1.186 .. 18.04
Beaverhead ........... .. 60 .. 4,598,538.74
Bee Bluff ............... 2.4 .. 198.17
Beyenchime-Salaatin .. 8 .. 4,868.68
Bigach ................... .. 7 .. 3,092.00
Boltysh, Ukraine .. .. 25 .. 234,369.79
Bosumtwi, Ghana .. 10.5 .. 12,272.96
Boxhole, North Territory, .. 0.17 .. 0.02
Brent, Ontario, Canada .. 3.8 .. 387.41
Campo Del Cielo, Argentina . 0.05 .. 0.00
Carswell, Saskatchewan, .. 39 .. 1,062,980.41
Charlevoix, Canada .. 54 .. 3,213,988.97
Chicxulub, Mexico .. 300 .. 1,094,253,297.41
Chiyli .................... .. 5.5 .. 1,361.88
Clearwater Lake East, Quebec . 22 .. 151,754.90
Clearwater Lake West, Quebec . 32 .. 542,519.71
Connolly Basin, Australia .. 9 .. 7,266.58
Crooked Creek, Missouri .. 7 .. 3,092.00
Dalgaranga, West Australia .. 0.021 .. 0.00
Decaturville, Missouri .. 6 .. 1,830.71
Deep Bay, Saskatchewan, .. 13 .. 25,369.56
Dellen, Sweden ....... 15 .. 41,268.23
Des Plaines, Illinois .. 8 .. 4,868.68
Dobele ................... .. 4.5 .. 688.38
Eagle Butte ........... .. 19 .. 92,186.61
El'Gygytgyn, Russi..a .... 18 .. 76,706.49
Flynn Creek, Tennessee .. 3.55 .. 307.38
Garnos ................... .. 5 .. 984.93
Glasford, Illinois .... .. 4 .. 461.22
Glover Bluff ........... .. 3 .. 423.18
Goat Paddock ...... .. 5.1 .. 1,053.52
Gosses Bluff, North Territory, 22 .. 151,754.90
Gow Lake, Canada .. 4 .. 461.22
Gusev ..................... .. 3.5 .. 292.91
Haughton, Canada .. 20.5 .. 119,362.73
Haviland ............... .. 0.015 .. 0.00
Henbury, North Territory, A.. 0.157 .. 0.02
Holleford, Ontario, Canada 2.35 .. 184.48
Ile Rouleau .............. .. 4 .. 461.22
Ilyinets ................... .. 4.5 .. 688.38
Janisjarvi, Russia .. .. 14 .. 32,639.31
Kaalijarvi ............ .. 0.11 .. 0.01
Kaluga, Russia ...... .. 15 .. 41,268.23
Kamensk ............... .. 25 .. 234,369.79
Kara, Russia ......... .. 65 .. 6,036,858.70
Kara-Kul, USSR ... .. 52 .. 2,826,942.44
Kardla .................... .. 4 .. 461.22
Karla ....................... .. 12 .. 19,325.10
Kelly West ............ .. 10 .. 10,396.94
Kentland, Indiana .. .. 13 .. 25,369.56
Kursk ................... .. 5.5 .. 1,361.88
Lac Couture, Quebec, Canada . 8 .. 4,868.68
Lac La Moinerie, Canada .. .. 8 .. 4,868.68
Lappajarvi, Finland . ... 17 .. 63,158.52
Lawn Hill ................ 18 .. 76,706.49
Liverpool ............. .. 1.6 .. 49.93
Lockne ................... .. 7 .. 3,092.00
Logancha, Russia .. 20 .. 109,750.77
Logoisk ............... .. 17 .. 63,158.52
Lonar, India ......... .. 1.83 .. 78.82
Macha ................. .. 0.3 .. 0.17
Manicouagan, Quebec, .........100 .. 26,115,936.14
Manson, Iowa ..... .. 35 .. 735,761.31
Marquez ............. .. 22 .. 151,754.90
Middlesboro, Kentucky .... 6 .. 1,830.71
Mien, Sweden ..... .. 9 .. 7,266.58
Misarai ............... .. 5 .. 984.93
Mishina Gora ...... .. 4 .. 461.22
Mistastin, Labrador, Canada 28 .. 344,542.58
Mjolnir ............... .. 11 .. 14,376.09
Montagnais ......... .. 45 .. 1,729,131.99
Monturaqui, Chile .. 0.46 .. 0.72
Morasko ............ .. 0.1 .. 0.00
New Quebec, Quebec, .. 3.44 .. 276.19
Nicholson Lake, Canada .. 12.5 .. 22,202.39
Oasis ................. 11.5 .. 16,721.62
Obolon .............. .. 15 .. 41,268.23
Odessa, Texas .. 0.168 .. 0.02
Ouarkziz, Algeria .. 3.5 .. 292.91
Piccaninny .......... 7 .. 3,092.00
Pilot Lake, Canada .. 5.8 .. 1,631.40
Popigai ............... 100 .. 26,115,936.14
Presqu'Ile ......... .. 12 .. 19,325.10
Pretoria Salt Pan................. 1.13 .. 15.30
Puchezh-Katunki .. 80 .. 12,229,580.32
Ragozinka, Russia .. 9 .. 7,266.58
Red Wing ............ .. 9 .. 7,266.58
Riachao Ring ....... .. 4.5 .. 688.38
Ries, Germany ... .. 24 .. 203,997.02
Rio Cuarto .......... .. 4.5 .. 688.38
Rochechouart, France ... 23 .. 176,514.44
Roter Kamm, Namibia . 2.5 .. 227.67
Rotmistrovka ,,,,,,,,.. 2.7 .. 295.77
Saaksjarvi, Finland .. 5 .. 984.93
Saint Martin, Canada .. 40 .. 1,158,536.09
Serpent Mound, Ohio . 6.4 .. 2,279.91
Serra Da Cangalha .. 12 .. 19,325.10
Shunak, Kazakhstan ..... 3.1 .. 193.88
Sierra Madera, Texas .. 13 .. 25,369.56
Sikhote Alin, USSR 0.027 .. 0.00
Siljan, Sweden ... .. 55 .. 3,420,887.11
Slate Islands ...... .. 30 .. 435,630.08
Sobolev ............ .. 0.053 .. 0.00
Soderfjarden, Finland .. 6 .. 1,830.71
Spider, Australia ..... 13 .. 25,369.56
Steen River, Canada . 25 .. 234,369.79
Steinheim, Germany .. 3.8 .. 387.41
Strangways ....... .. 25 .. 234,369.79
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada . 200 .. 275,681,474.65
Tabun-Khara-Obo . 1.3 .. 24.64
Talemzane, Algeria .. 1.75 .. 67.71
Teague, Australia ... 30 .. 435,630.08
Tenoumer, Mauritania .. 1.9 .. 89.55
Ternovka .......... .. 12 .. 19,325.10
Tin Bider ........... .. 6 .. 1,830.71
Tookoonooka .. .. 55 .. 3,420,887.11
Tvaren .............. .. 2 .. 106.61
Upheaval Dome, Utah .. 5 .. 984.93
Ust-Kara .......... .. 25 .. 234,369.79
Vargeao Dome .. 12 .. 19,325.10
Veevers ........... .. 0.08 .. 0.00
Vepriaj ............... .. 8 .. 4,868.68
Vredefort, South Africa .. 140 .. 81,986,230.51
Wabar, Arabia .. 0.097 .. 0.00
Wanapitei Lake, Canada .. 7.5 .. 3,909.43
Wells Creek, Tennessee 14 .. 32,639.31
West Hawk Lake, Canada . 3.15 .. 204.72
Wetumka ............ .. 6.5 .. 2,403.32
Wolfe Creek, Australia 0.875 .. 6.41
Zapadnaya ........... 4 .. 461.22
Zeleny Gai ........... 2.5 .. 227.67
Zhamanshin, Kazakhstan .. 13.5 .. 28,843.00
This calculation, using Gene Shoemakers equation for energy of the meteorite as deduced from the crater size that these meteor craters shows that they cumulatively represent 1.6 billion megatons of energy. The worlds nuclear arsenal represents 13000 megatons.
According to the young-earthers, who think that this is no problem, it must be that nuclear winter is good for us.
Ok, it is the turn for the Young-earthers to explain the data. How did Noah survive megatons of impacts occurring in a one year period?????