The problem is, the general public has no idea of the complexity of the earth's continental crust. This is understandable, since it is not easily directly observable. One location that is both well exposed and fairly widely known, is the Grand Canyon geology. We have, elsewhere, had considerable discussion of the Grand Canyons geology. But the Grand Canyon geology does not begin to truly reflect the earth's geologic complexity as a whole.
In all, there is a massive history, of detailed studies of the earth's geology. It has been discovered as being a record of many sequential processes, that have resulted in a complex 3 dimensional mosaic. A puzzle, where the pieces fit together, and make sense relative to each other.
Creationists have tried to pass off this complexity as being a result of deposition, erosion, and other processes of the "Great Flood". To do this is to truly pile on the miracles. Or to state it differently, to say that God created a young earth with the illusion of appearing to be very old. I refuse to think that God would do such a lie.
Cheers,
Moose
[This message has been edited by minnemooseus, 08-16-2003]
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