Young Earth Creation Science Argument Index
G322: Sandstone Layers are too Extensive for Normal Deposition.
Edited by Greg Neyman
Argument:
The geologic record contains many large sandstone formations. These formations cannot be explained by uniformitarianism, as large depositional systems for sand 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:
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The Sahara desert is extensive, and shows that desert formed sandstones are entirely possible and explained adequately by the uniformitarian system
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Water-deposited sandstones form from shorelines and rivers. Shorelines migrate with time, as they recede gradually. We see this today with global warming. The oceans are rising, moving the shoreline inland. When this occurs over hundreds of thousands, or millions of years, they more than adequately account for large sandstone formations. Rivers also meander, spreading their deposits over large areas
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A sandstone from a single flood event, such as Noah's Flood, would give the same age, from top to bottom. Ancient sandstone formations vary greatly in age, showing that they were deposited over a long period of time
To learn more on this topic, read the TalkOrigins.org rebuttal.
Wikipedia - Sandstone
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