Rapid erosion on Mt. St. Helens shows Grand Canyon could form suddenly

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Contents 1 Claim 2 Source 3 Responses 4 Fallacies contained in this claim 5 External Links 6 Related claims 7 Acknowledgments

Claim

Rapid erosion of sediments along the North Fork of Toutle River, flowing out of Spirit Lake on Mt. St. Helens, carved a canyon like a miniature Grand Canyon, showing that the canyons, such as the Grand Canyon, could form suddenly.

Source

• Austin, Dr Steven A. RAPID EROSION AT MOUNT ST. HELENS. Origins 11(2):90-98 (1984) Retrieved on 2007-02-13

Responses

1. Creationists fail to understand that volcanic ash, sandstone and granite all have different rates of erosion.
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Fallacies contained in this claim

• Exclusion (the fact that volcanic ash, granite and sandstone are different is ignored)
• Golden Hammer Fallacy (if all you have is the Flood, you have to use that as an explanation)

External Links

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Related claims

• Grand Canyon was carved by retreating Flood waters

Acknowledgments

• Apokryltaros