Ok first off I'll say how this started. I've recently seen my cousin, who I hadn't seen in about 5-6 years. He tells me he found ''God''. So, I just move on and we jump from subject to subject as we end on environmental problems. After discussion several topics he comes with his mighty biblical words saying no worries, God promised us a new world, so don't worry about this one being destroyed.

So we keep talking, even thought I was quite annoyed by these comments. I feel ''they'' just wait out life to this...promised land of heaven. Anywho, so he shows me this site he likes to read on.

www.drdino.com

I come upon this one (The Grand Canyon, Things That Make Evolutionists Look Stupid article that just strikes me.

I love these non-scientific no evidence backing analysis of these people trying to prove their views. So, the theory so far (yes Theory, but much better analysis with evidence), you look at this geologic map of the type of rocks in North America (map showing lots of sedimentary rocks in the grand canyon area and a lot of the middle of North America it seems. The theory is that long ago the continent was much submerged under water, certainly since the center of America is very low (the prairies and such extending from the Arctic Ocean to the Golf of Mexico)

A long with this are the theories of a Dr. Ron Blakey of the University of Northern Arizona

(Dr. Ron Blakey personnal site)

His maps placed together in a gif (Geological evolution of water level in North America)

Stratification layer is part of sedimentry rock. Of course different layers different different material (maybe some volcanic ash from a major erupition, red is usualy iron deposits, etc.)

It could have been done fast ( like the Mt. St-Helaine article on that same site, www.drdino.com or the crack in Eastern Africa that is opening faster then expected)or in geological time.

Point is, he seems to me, he is saying that god did flood the world (Noah and his Ark) and that the Grand Canyon is probably a result of this. Isn't this flood 40 days or so? (ignoring the 2 of every animal on this Ark) How can 40 days deposit so much sediments? We know how sedimentary rocks are formed, they don't accumulate this much (unless of great and I mean insanely high level of erosion, that would have deposited in one specific area) in 40 days.

I just don't like when people give explanations backed up by only this ''good'' book and their faith with no concrete evidence. Science doesn't have all the answers, its normal we recently started and are learning very quickly though. At least there is more evidence to back up our story, not to say we are 100% sure of the beginning of it all, we've better theories that are backed by concrete evidence.

My PoV is that if you truly need to believe in a creator, well I'd say he's more of an observer of his ant colony or actually maybe he's a fine wine maker would be a better analogy. He placed the ingredients (Laws that the physical world abides by ex: gravity) in the container (the universe) and sat back and he observes it mature.

No listening to individual prayers, that is like believing in Santa.
No interfering, he observes his universe in a ...bottle? and see what planet flourishes the best, how his ''rules'' affect the growth, chances and all other aspect of life.

IF he truly is there, above all he hates us humans because we don't respect some basic rule (we belong to the world and the world doesn't belong to us) No matter, since his rules are there and eventually he who doesn't follow the rules is extinct. So his universe does function quite well.

So don't pray, respect

Sorry had to vent, these sites are horrid with ridiculous texts.