From: John Burgeson (hoss_radbourne@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Nov 29 2002 - 19:23:03 EST
This week's "helpful YEC missive" from AIG says:
"Q: Doesn't it take millions of years for coral reefs to form?
A: If Noah's Flood occurred only about 4,500 years ago, as the Bible
indicates, then the coral reefs, such as the famous Great Barrier Reef in
Australia, must be less than 4,500 years old.
At one of the the Barrier Reef's underwater observatories great clumps of
coral are already growing on the large anchor chains! This has certainly
not taken millions of years.
Also, there's some fascinating research on coral growth conducted by
Australian scientists. They found that the average growth of certain
corals was over a half an inch per year. Now, the deepest part of the
Great Barrier Reef is around 180 feet. At this growth rate, the entire
reef could be explained in less than four thousand years--which fits the
Biblical date of the Flood!"
Anyone know the obvious answer to this one?
Burgy
www.burgy.50megs.com
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