on 11/23/04 6:28 AM, JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx at JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx wrote: Among the park exhibits > is=20 > one that illustrates another creationist article of faith. It consists o= f a > long trough filled with sand and fitted at one end with a water spigot. = Above > the trough is a sign reading =E2=80=9CThat River Didn=E2=80=99t Make That > Canyon.=E2=80=9D= When > visitors open the spigot, the water quickly cuts a gully through the san= d, > supposedly demonstrating how the Grand Canyon was created, practically > overnight,=20 > by Noah=E2=80=99s flood. That=E2=80=99s nonsense, of course, but what else > would you > expect=20 > at a creationist park? In fairness to those who embrace nonsense, floods can cut chasms. Consult this website to see how our enormous gorge, the Columbia, was formed by a giant flood, possibly the world's biggest ever. But for the fact that they have their dates wrong, those looking for a Noah-like event could place it in our part of the world quite easily. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia/forest/geology/index.shtml David Ritchie Portland, Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html