Why I feel the observational data requires a Biblical reinterpretation

[grmorton]

Ah, but that is just it, the Grand Canyon is, indeed, a perfect example. It is not the type of canyon that could have resulted from a catostrophic event. I will let Glenn explain why this is in more detail, since he can do a better job.

I don't know if I can do a better job, but here is why. If you look at the upstream edges of all the tiny canyons that come off the main canyon are pointed at the rim, they have side branches and some actually look a bit like fern fronds.. (Soon I will have 100 posts so that I can actually post pictures and send pms to people who send them to me, like herev.) see http://usgsquads.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/media/grand_canyon_chromotek_v2.jpg

This can only form in subaerial situations. I used to work the east coast of the United States, looking for oil. I just scanned a small piece of a huge topo map from just off shore Massachusets. Note that the submarine canyons are single generation, they have no side canyons and never look like fronds.

The canyon didn't form underwater. The side canyons seen on the USGS map indicate that rain water pored over the edges and eroded the side canyons. Thus, if there was a catastrophic event, with the water flowing in one direction, you should have no side canyons. The side canyons have water flowing against the direction of the supposed catastrophic flood.

 

[grmorton]

The Green River varves were mentioned. I have a page discussing the Green River and it covers all the reasons why this site was not deposited rapidly. Such evidence includes, the discovery that the layers vary in thickness with the same period as the solar cycle, the precession of the equinoxes and the earth's orbital parameters. Why would a flood arrange such thickness variations?

Other evidence of age includes bird foot prints, insect nests, flamingo poop in vast quantities, trace fossilswebbed footed birds actually engaging in feeding, and caddisfly nests along the lakes shore but not in the deepwaters. There are also radioactive dates in the GreenRiver which can be calibrated by the varve count between them. It can be found at http://home.entouch.net/greenriver.htm