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LELAND ACKER chreporter@mediactr.com
Have you ever been to the Canyon Lake Gorge? Chances are, you never have... or if you have, it wasn't a canyon yet. You see, the Canyon Lake Gorge was formed in 2002 after flood waters sliced open the earth's surface, exposing rock formations, fossils and even dinosaur footprints. The 80-foot canyon was carved in just three days.

On Saturday, Oct. 6, the government opened the canyon for the first time to the public. Isn't it amazing that a canyon like this was formed so quickly? In only a few days?

Not really. According to a story on www.yahoo.com, which ran on Oct. 5, such rapid formations of canyons, while rare, is not unprecedented. A similar occurrence happened in Iowa in 1993.

The article goes on to state that neither the Iowa canyon, nor the one recently formed in Central Texas, compares to the magnificent Grand Canyon, which is 6,000 feet deep and "took around 5 to 6 million years to form."

Or did it? Let's do the math.

Geologists say that the Canyon Lake Gorge was formed in three days due to a torrent of water from an overflowing lake. In three days, flood waters carved an 80-foot canyon. That means the waters carved approximately 26.7 feet of canyon each day.

The Bible says in Genesis 7 that there was a worldwide flood. Genesis 7:24 says the waters prevailed upon the face of the earth for 150 days. If the erosion rate of the Grand Canyon during the worldwide flood was the same as Canyon Lake Gorge, that means that 150 days of flooding would have resulted in a 4,005 foot canyon.

I know what you're thinking... "But Leland, the Grand Canyon is 6,000 feet deep. When were the other 1,995 feet carved?"

Well, the first thing to remember is that we don't have all of the variables. We don't know how deep the Grand Canyon was to begin with, neither can we comprehend how soft the ground would have gotten under a Biblical flood of 150 days. Plus, 4,400 years have passed since the flood.

It is not unreasonable to think that the Grand Canyon, or the Royal Gorge, or even the Palo Duro Canyon could have been formed during the flood of Genesis 7. That fact further implies that it did not take 6 million years to form these canyons, which also takes away evidence that the world is billions of years old.

I am not "simple" or "thick" for believing God created the world in six days approximately 6,000 years ago. Just look at the evidence.