Young Earth Creation Science Argument Index
G332: The Mississippi Delta Indicates a Young Earth
Edited by Greg Neyman
Argument:
The sediments of the Mississippi delta, when calculated based on the sediment accumulation rate, indicate an age of 30,000 years.
Source: Pathlights,
n.d. The age of the earth - 2. pathlights.com/ce_encyclopedia/05agee3.htm
Response:
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The Mississippi delta has changed locations many times. In the Cenozoic, it reached as far north as Illinois. The sediments from Illinois towards the south are not included in the calculations
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The delta is seven miles thick in the Gulf of Mexico. This could not have been deposited rapidly from a single flood event
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The 30,000 figure is a minimum age for the current delta
To learn more on this topic, read the TalkOrigins.org rebuttal.
Mississippi Delta (Wikipedia)
Mississippi River (Wikipedia)
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