A popular evidence for millions of years is the Grand Canyon (pictured right) (the second picture shows the snowline which implies a higher elevation). You've heard it: "an example of what a little bit of water over a long period of time can accomplish." One thing that you are never told is that the topography of the land makes it
impossible for the Colorado River to have formed the Grand Canyon. It's actually really simple and obvious once you see all the evidence together. The Colorado River (
the red line) enters the Grand Canyon at 2800 feet above sea level (
top right of the picture) and flows downhill through the canyon. The
elevation of the river drops as the elevation of the canyon rim rises. In order for the river to have started to cut the canyon millions of years ago, it would have had to go uphill. In fact the river would have had to go uphill to about 5200 feet above sea level, because the highest point of the canyon rim is over 8000 feet above sea level. Assuming that throughout time, rivers have always run downhill, there is no way for the Colorado River to have formed the Grand Canyon. So how did it form? Well, no one really knows for sure because no one was there - that's a limitation of operational science (provable science), but it does look as if flowing water is the cause. It would have to be fast moving water because there is not delta or other sediment buildup further down stream. Given the topography of the land around the Grand Canyon, one could safely say that the Colorado River upstream of the Grand Canyon used to be a lake. The water could have risen above the natural dam holding it back and taken the path of least resistance. Once a dam is breached, it typically only fails in that one area as the water rushes through with great force - a force that could easily carve a canyon. But could it cut through thousands of feet of solid rock? Well, if it happened shortly after the flood, it would only have to cut through thousands of feet of soft earth as the ground was probably not hardened into rock during the flood. This is just one more evidence of how the Bible is the history book of the universe written by the One who was there.
A popular evidence for millions of years is the Grand Canyon (pictured right) (the second picture shows the snowline which implies a higher elevation). You've heard it: "an example of what a little bit of water over a long period of time can accomplish." One thing that you are never told is that the topography of the land makes it impossible for the Colorado River to have formed the Grand Canyon. It's actually really simple and obvious once you see all the evidence together. The Colorado River (the red line) enters the Grand Canyon at 2800 feet above sea level (top right of the picture) and flows downhill through the canyon. The 
elevation of the river drops as the elevation of the canyon rim rises. In order for the river to have started to cut the canyon millions of years ago, it would have had to go uphill. In fact the river would have had to go uphill to about 5200 feet above sea level, because the highest point of the canyon rim is over 8000 feet above sea level. Assuming that throughout time, rivers have always run downhill, there is no way for the Colorado River to have formed the Grand Canyon. So how did it form? Well, no one really knows for sure because no one was there - that's a limitation of operational science (provable science), but it does look as if flowing water is the cause. It would have to be fast moving water because there is not delta or other sediment buildup further down stream. Given the topography of the land around the Grand Canyon, one could safely say that the Colorado River upstream of the Grand Canyon used to be a lake. The water could have risen above the natural dam holding it back and taken the path of least resistance. Once a dam is breached, it typically only fails in that one area as the water rushes through with great force - a force that could easily carve a canyon. But could it cut through thousands of feet of solid rock? Well, if it happened shortly after the flood, it would only have to cut through thousands of feet of soft earth as the ground was probably not hardened into rock during the flood. This is just one more evidence of how the Bible is the history book of the universe written by the One who was there.
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