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G323:  Shale Layers are too Extensive for Normal Deposition.

 

Edited by Greg Neyman

 

 

Argument: 

The geologic record contains many large shale formations.  These formations cannot be explained by uniformitarianism, as large depositional systems for shale are not evident today.  The uniformitarian, slow-deposition model, cannot explain them.

Source:  Morris, Henry M., 1974. Scientific Creationism, Green Forest, AR: Master Books, pp. 102-103.

 

Response: 

 

  1. The ocean floors where shale is deposited covers vast areas

  2. A shale from a single flood event, such as Noah's Flood, would give the same age, from top to bottom.  Ancient shale formations vary greatly in age, showing that they were deposited over a long period of time

  3. A single flood event, such as Noah's Flood, would deposit a single shale layer.  The geologic record contains shale interbedded with sandstone many times, indicating a constantly advancing and retreating shoreline.  This is inconsistent with a single Flood theory

 

To learn more on this topic, read the TalkOrigins.org rebuttal.

Wikipedia - Shale

 

 

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