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Ron Stringfellow Flood Evidence [sic] True Facts #7 RS> EVIDENCE [sic] #4.... RS> RS> Lack of Erosion- the Sedimentary layers in Grand Canyon appear RS> to be an orderly record of the past..... but great gaps of time RS> exist blocks of the record that seem to have disappeared. What RS> happened? What? Where? How? When? Who says? Ron calls this "Evidence?!" This is called an unsupported assertion; how it supports "Noah's Flood" is equally unclear. In what way is this "Evidence?" RS> As each layer is made there is a thin line between it and the RS> next layer of sediment. Bold, unsupported assertion. Where's the evidence? How does this support "Noah's Flood?" RS> This line is important because it represents the amount of time RS> transpired between the one layer of sediment and the next RS> layer....days, weeks, months, years. Bold, unsupported assertion. Where's the evidence? How does this support "Noah's Flood?" RS> Erosion helps us determine this. it is a constant that doesn't RS> change much. Erosion isn't constant. It depends on ambient temperature variation, rain fall, wind, and the angle of repose. RS> So if a sediment layer has been exposed for any length of time RS> we should see some signs of erosion. The longer the time the RS> more erosion. But if the lines are straight (dips and dives RS> indicate erosion) or flat contact lines we can expect so pretty RS> fast movement even by geologist standards. According to whom? Where are the measurements of the rate of erosion for the various types of rock and sedimentation found there? How is this "evidence?" [Good grief!] RS> One of these supposed time gaps is said to represent 100-150 RS> million of years. Bold, unsupported assertion. Where's the evidence? How does this support "Noah's Flood?" RS> In that time frame you would expect alot of erosion to be evident. RS> Yet the Redwall Plateau shows straight contact lines. hmmmm As RS> well the time gaps in the Colorado Plateau indicates almost 200 RS> million years are gone but the contact lines show no evidence of RS> erosion. Bold, unsupported assertion. Where's the evidence? How does this support "Noah's Flood?" RS> 1)either we had erosion MUCH slower in the past 2) The missing i RS> layers were eroded evenly and new layers were laid quickly and RS> evenly as the case would be in a world-wide flood. "Falsehood of dual dilemma." Giving an "either / or" possibility for a question that may have may of answers, often more than one, is deliberately deceptive (i.e. a form of lying to reach a pre-conceived conclusion). I guess Ron never heard of the North American Ice Sheet during the periodic inter-glacial ice ages. RS> Also unique to the erosion evidence is that we have areas that RS> show tremendous erosion and areas that show little erosion but RS> the next layers are the same sediment ... "Melting glaciers" ring a bell, anyone? RS> Same deposits laid down in different areas on different levels RS> as i would be possible in a global flood. Bold, unsupported assertion. Where's the evidence? How does this support "Noah's Flood?" Radiometric dating falsifies Rons' claim. Stratigraphic K-Ar Date Position Name of Age (x10^6yr) ======== ============ ========= 1 Irvingtonian 1.36 2 Blancan 1.5 - 3.5 3 Hemphillian 4.1 -10.0 4 Claredonian 8.9 -11.7 5 Barstovian 12.3-15.6 6 Hemingfordian 17.1 7 Arikareean 21.3-25.6 8 Orellian 9 Chadronian 31.6-37.5 10 Duchesnean 37.5 11 Uintan 42.7-45.0 12 Bridgerian 45.4-49.0 13 Wasatchian 49.2 14 Puercan 64.8

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