> > However, the fact is that the flood was not global, as there is no
evidence
> > of such a global flood in the Antarctic and Greenland icecaps, amongst
> > other places.
>
>
> I think YECs would say that the icecaps came post-flood, during the Ice
> Age. And the argument would go that the "annual layers" are periods of
> freeze-thaw, multiples of which can occur in a week, not one per year.
I know that YEC argument, it's bogus. You can count the layers, which
clearly are annual layers, and you can go back 100,000 years or more.
The more recent layers correlate with historical events such as pollution
and volcanic eruptions, so there is no doubt the layers are annual. This
is backed up by examining the isotopic compositions of the gases trapped
in the ice.
> The WW II airplane was found beneath, I think, more than two hundred feet
> of ice. I would think the large surface area of the plane's wings would
> have prevented it from exerting enough pressure on the ice to melt its
> way down through the ice. Assuming that's true, then the ice accumulated
> over the plane since it went down.
I know that YEC argument also. Even with the wings, metal is still denser
than ice, so the plane will sink. It was also probably in an area were there
was quite a lot of snow. I bet that if you counted the layers where the plane
was found, they would correspond to the time the plane has been there, but
of course YEC won't mention that.
> Does anyone know the origin of the name "Greenland."
> Bill Payne
Christopher M. Sharp
I've just started revamping my website, http://www.csharp.com, as I get
quite a few hits from people who think I'm an agent for Microsoft
concerning the new C# programming language, though this has nothing
to do with YECism.
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