Re: [asa] Grand Canyon and the flood

First response can be a speculation from a non-geologist: over
millions of years there could be vertical plate movement so that it is
now higher than it was when the canyon carving was just starting. I
know the N.Amer. plate is sliding south-east relative to the north-west
going pacific plate. It's easy to imagine some slight crustal buckling
from the friction between those plates. We're also being pushed west
away from the mid-Atlantic.

 Now to hear from a real geologist if I am near the mark!

I don't know the answer to the delta question. So how many major
rivers in the world have deltas at their outlets?

--Merv

Dehler, Bernie wrote:
> I got this today in my inbox, from "Creation Science Evangelism"
> <news@drdino.com>:
>
> "If the Bible is true, and the earth is only about six thousand years
> old, we should find evidence that debunks the evolutionist theory about
> the Grand Canyon. We do. For example, the top of Grand Canyon is over
> four thousand feet higher than where the Colorado River enters the
> canyon, meaning it would have had to flow uphill for millions of years.
> Additionally, in contrast to all other rivers, we do not find a delta (a
> place where washed-out mud is deposited). This alone makes the
> evolutionist interpretation impossible."
>
> Comments? Is this a well known YEC statement with a well known rebuttal
> on the internet?
>
> ...Bernie
>
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Received on Thu May 29 20:50:51 2008