Mississippi delta could have formed in 5000 years
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Claim
The size of the Mississippi River delta divided by the sediment accumulation rate gives an age of less than 30,000 years.
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Response
- This argument presumes that the moment at which the Mississippi Delta was created is the same as the moment when the Earth was created. As such, this argument is right up there with "that bookshelf was installed in your home last month, therefore your home must be less than one year old" in terms of accuracy and logical completeness.
- Without the past work of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Mississippi river delta would not exist now, and would be replaced by an Atchafalaya river delta. So the implication that river deltas can change configuration very rapidly is correct.
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Fallacies contained in this claim
- Composition (because a part of the earth is young, earth is young)
External Links
- Matson, Dave E., 1994. How Good Are Those Young-Earth Arguments? A Close Look at Dr. Hovind's List of Young-Earth Arguments and Other Claims.
Related claims
- Mouth of Colorado river doesn't have enough sediments for Grand Canyon
- Not enough sediments in the ocean for an old earth
- Erosion rate of Niagara Falls' rim indicates young earth
