The Grand Canyon is one of America's most recognizable proofs of long-ages - small river cuts through rock slowly, and carves a path through solid rock over millions of years. With the relatively tiny Colorado River winding its way through it, slowly chipping away at the massive walls, it is conceivable that this veritable stream could carve through the solid rock that the Grand Canyon is made of.
As the diagram shows, the Grand Canyon has been chopped up into several sedimentary layers, each of which represents a long period of time in the Earth's life. However, the fact remains that the Grand Canyon is not, and can never be, conclusive evidence for the long-age theory. For it to be conclusive, we would have to be able to observe and test it, which is impossible given the long time spans involved. However, it is plausible that the Grand Canyon is not millions of years old, but rather dates from Noah's Flood, which was a catastrophe that was certainly capable of carving such a huge gash in the earth. This idea is supported by the rapid formation of huge gorges in days and weeks even nowadays. For example, the Canyon Lake Gorge was formed in a matter of days following a reservoir overflow.
The gorge pictured above was formed rapidly in 2002, when we could observe it carefully. The gorge was formed after Canyon Lake, a reservoir in Texas, overflowed catastrophically following extensive flooding of the Guadalupe River. Nine people were killed and around $1 billion were lost through damages through this rush. However, this gorge was also formed, stretching about a mile, being hundreds of yards wide and up to fifty feet deep at points. Clearly, if this gorge could have been formed so rapidly by such a (relatively) small flood, it makes sense to say that the Grand Canyon could have been formed just as quickly during Noah's Flood.
Quote of the day: In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence - Isaac Newton.
As the diagram shows, the Grand Canyon has been chopped up into several sedimentary layers, each of which represents a long period of time in the Earth's life. However, the fact remains that the Grand Canyon is not, and can never be, conclusive evidence for the long-age theory. For it to be conclusive, we would have to be able to observe and test it, which is impossible given the long time spans involved. However, it is plausible that the Grand Canyon is not millions of years old, but rather dates from Noah's Flood, which was a catastrophe that was certainly capable of carving such a huge gash in the earth. This idea is supported by the rapid formation of huge gorges in days and weeks even nowadays. For example, the Canyon Lake Gorge was formed in a matter of days following a reservoir overflow.
The gorge pictured above was formed rapidly in 2002, when we could observe it carefully. The gorge was formed after Canyon Lake, a reservoir in Texas, overflowed catastrophically following extensive flooding of the Guadalupe River. Nine people were killed and around $1 billion were lost through damages through this rush. However, this gorge was also formed, stretching about a mile, being hundreds of yards wide and up to fifty feet deep at points. Clearly, if this gorge could have been formed so rapidly by such a (relatively) small flood, it makes sense to say that the Grand Canyon could have been formed just as quickly during Noah's Flood.
Quote of the day: In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence - Isaac Newton.
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