And comes from the DVD
series, "Awesome Science"
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
Very few places in America
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have such amazing sights
for exploring volcanic history
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as the Pacific Northwest.
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Dormant, extinct,
or active volcanoes
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hold spectacular views.
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Before these volcanoes
rose, a foundation of basalt
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was laid across vast
areas of Oregon and Washington,
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named the Columbia River Basalt.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): Up to 15,000 feet
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thick, these layers are
best seen in Eastern Oregon,
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where they have been
cut by extensive erosion.
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Below and above the
basalts are amazing layers
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of ash, sediment, and fossils.
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This area was so
spectacular, the government
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declared it a National
Monument which we know now
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as the John Day Fossil Beds.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): Secular
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scientists say the thousands of
feet of basalt and ash layers,
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along with the
erosion which carved them out,
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took many
millions of years to form.
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As we look at the
evidence, another explanation
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is possible-- that they were
laid down and carved quickly
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as a result of a global Flood.
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Which view is right?
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What really happened here?
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All this and more,
next on "Awesome Science."
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
"Awesome Science" takes you
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on a field trip to some
of the most amazing geologic
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and historical
sites around the world,
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where we used the Bible
as our history guidebook
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to interpret what we see--
that the Bible can be trusted,
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and empirical
science falls in line
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with the Biblical
account of Creation,
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the Fall, and the Flood.
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Science-- it's awesome.
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The state of Oregon is
divided into four major areaS--
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the pristine coastline,
rich valleys, Cascade Mountains,
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and the high desert to the east.
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Much of this high desert
is covered in basalt thousands
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of feet thick.
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The basalt comes from a
series of lava flows originating
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from numerous fissures
in Southeastern Washington
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and Northeastern Oregon.
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Some of these lava
flows traveled as far
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as the Pacific Ocean, a
few hundred miles to the west.
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER): Some
of the basalt has been removed,
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creating large, open
areas thousands of feet
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deep, revealing the underlying
layers of sandstone, shales,
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and volcanic deposits.
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These sedimentary beds
have colorful shades of tan,
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green, and red.
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They often contain
fossils, mostly of plants,
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but a few animals, as well.
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Some of the most
spectacular sites
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where the sediment
was exposed were set aside
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for the National Monument.
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Spread over three
different locations,
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over 100,000
visitors come every year
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to experience the
outstanding geology and scenery.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): This part of Oregon
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was named after John
Day, a hunter and trapper who
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came West on an
expedition party in 1812.
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He and a partner became
separated from their group
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and were raided by Indians.
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This happened where the John
Day river enters the Columbia.
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The river, which
meanders through Eastern Oregon,
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and the region,
were named after him.
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The monument was
established in 1975,
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and encompasses
around 14,000 acres.
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It's easy to make your
way around the monument
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on the highways
and gravel roads.
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If you're
traveling through this area,
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it's really worth a visit.
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[whoosh]
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER): As you
drive through the large canyons
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and valleys, it becomes
evident that more than one
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geologic formation can be
seen in these steep walls.
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From the top of the canyon
all the way to the bottom,
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there are 10 formations.
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The top formation consists of
sediments and glacial deposits.
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And the bottom of the
canyon contains marble, schists,
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and limestone.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): All the formations
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fit into the geologic column.
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Sections of the Holocene,
Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene,
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Eocene, Cretaceous,
Jurassic, Triassic, and Permian.
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By the way,
creationists and evolutionists
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both agree that these
rock layers are real, and have
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distinctions.
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Where we disagree is
the timing of the laying
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down of these layers.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): Secular
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geologists use
this column to describe
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the long ages of
the evolutionary history
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of the earth.
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Each layer has a
set of index fossils
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that are used to identify it.
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For the most part,
Biblical creationists
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also use the same column.
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But they interpret
what they see mainly
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as layers being laid
down during the Flood
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in a quick
succession, not over long ages.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): Arguably, there
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is no one location on Earth that
has the full columns stacked
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one layer on top of the other.
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Scientists piece it together
by comparing multiple locations
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around the world.
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There is some
debate among creationists
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over whether the Columbia
River Basalts were formed
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during or after the Flood.
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
There Is strong evidence
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that heavy volcanic
activity was happening
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during and after the
Flood, when the flood water was
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moving into the
ocean basins, as the earth
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came to a balance point.
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One reason why
the scientists think
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that the basalt may have formed
after the flood waters moved
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off the
continents is that when magma
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comes to the surface at
the bottom of the ocean,
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it has a
tendency to form pillows.
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Yet most of the basalt here
has not formed into pillows.
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But more recent observations
have been made in Hawaii
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where large amounts of
magma have quickly developed
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underwater without pillowing.
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So we can't be
absolutely certain,
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but we still have a
fairly narrow window, much less
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than the millions of
years in the evolutionary view.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): The pillowing
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features seem to be related
to the quantity and quickness
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at which the magma
exits to the surface.
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With the massive
quantity of basalt
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here, we can be fairly certain
that the earth was putting out
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very large amounts of magma
at the end stages of the Flood.
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The other challenge with
this lava being post-Flood
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is the fact that of
massive amounts of erosion
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that occurred.
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The Flood is the
only logical event
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with the means of carving this
basalt thousands of feet deep.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): There is evidence
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that we can interpret as
several large lakes that existed
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in the west after the Flood.
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These lakes eventually
breached, and the escaping water
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carved the landscape as
it made its way to the ocean.
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Glacial Lake
Missoula and Lake Bonneville
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are just two examples.
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Yet there just
isn't enough evidence
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that can be interpreted as
a local flood event in Oregon.
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
As you enter the John Day river
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valley, near the
small village of Antelope,
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it's easy to see the lines
of contact between lava beds.
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They're straight and level.
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This evidence is consistent
with the short period of time
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between one flow and the next.
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And the whole sequence
accumulated very quickly.
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There was not
hundreds of thousands
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of years between flows.
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Otherwise, we'd see erosion.
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There is also a large
amount of sliding and slumping
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in the layers,
so the John Day beds
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were not
thoroughly consolidated when
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formed, but were
still soft or plastic when
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the bending action happened.
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Then they hardened.
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Many locations
around the world have
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had extensive
volcanic activity in the past.
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This includes huge magma
deposits and massive layers
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of ash, such as in the Southwest
at Petrified Forest National
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Park.
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During the Flood,
massive tectonic activity
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was happening below the waters
to release this magma and ash.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): When the highway
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was built along
the John Day River,
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several hillsides were exposed,
showing conglomerate layers.
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Below the conglomerate layer
are sandstones, shales, and ash
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deposits.
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All of these
layers are sedimentary,
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meaning they were
deposited in water.
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Shales are usually formed
by sand, pressure, and heat.
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The heat fuses the particles
of sand and other materials
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together into a shale.
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There was plenty of heat present
below the surface of the flood
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waters to help
form the shales, along
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with the volcanic activity
to generate the ash layers.
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The Bible tells us that
God sent the Flood to destroy
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all land-dwelling,
air-breathing life,
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except for Noah, his family,
and the animals on the Ark.
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None of these types
of animals or people
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could have survived what was
happening as the flood waters
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covered the entire earth.
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God's destruction was complete,
just as He said it would be.
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
This is exactly what we
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see from the geologic record.
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The destruction was
massive and worldwide.
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[whoosh]
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[hum]
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[zap]
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Thousands of
cubic miles of material
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have been
removed from this area.
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Where did it go?
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There is no significant
accumulation of sediment
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anywhere in between
here and the Pacific Ocean.
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER): For
hundreds of miles up and down
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this valley, the
excavation of the Columbia River
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Basalt and other
layers has been enormous.
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Water erosion has
amazing properties,
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and can cut through
just about any substance.
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In 1982, at Mount
St. Helens, a mudflow
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caused by immense amounts
of water came out of the crater
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and carved canyons
hundreds of feet thick,
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including a lava flow
thought to be 500 years old.
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After day 150 of
the Flood, the Bible
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tells us that the
waters were, indeed, receding.
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Below the surface,
the remaining movements
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of the continents and changes
of elevation were happening.
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Mountains were being pushed up.
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Valleys were being formed.
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And what is now the
Pacific Ocean was sinking lower.
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
These massive volcanic changes
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started moving the
water off the continents
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and into the ocean basins.
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During this time,
giant sheet erosion
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was moving
sediments off the top layers
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and dumping them on
the continental shelves
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in the ocean.
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As the water decreased, it
began to carve canyons and gaps
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in the mountain
chains and plateaus.
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It is believed that
this massive erosional event
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was responsible for carving
the John Day Fossil Beds.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): The absence
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of significant accumulations
of erosional debris
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and sedimentary
deposits between here
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and the ocean suggest that
most of the material eroded
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from these great canyons was
dumped into the Pacific Ocean.
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The Genesis Flood could
provide sufficient water
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to accomplish this task quickly.
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[whoosh]
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We're here behind
Fossil High School,
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where collecting is permitted.
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Be sure to have a
hammer and a geology chisel.
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Let's go.
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This rock is white volcanic ash.
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This is the area
that we can dig in.
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Let's go look for some.
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[music playing]
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Oh, wow.
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What's
interesting about these leaves
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is the edges
aren't bent, which means
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that they were
stripped off their plant
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and buried in the
mud flow within seconds.
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
This find is significant,
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because it shows catastrophe was
involved in making this fossil.
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If this leaf had
fallen from a tree
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and lied on the
ground for a while,
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it would have first
withered, and the edges
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would have been bent.
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Then it would have
eventually decomposed.
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This leaf didn't
even get a chance
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to wither before it was buried.
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Oh.
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Here's another one.
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Oh.
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There's another one.
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER): At the
beginning stages of the Flood,
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the fountains of the
great deep were unleashed
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and it rained for
40 days and nights.
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[lightning crash]
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Water quickly flooded the
earth, wiping out the vegetation
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quickly, stripping leaves
from trees as the waters came.
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The fountains of
the great deep also
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included
volcanic activity, which
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would have spewed
ash into the water
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and dropped
quickly as sediments,
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burying the leaves
and other small animals.
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It is quickly
evident why this is
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called Fossil Beds, because
the fossils are everywhere.
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What makes it
even more remarkable
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is that these leaf impressions
were made by vegetation
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which existed before the Flood.
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It is a reminder that God's
judgment was swift and sure.
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Everything died
in that catastrophe,
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except for those on the ark.
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[whoosh]
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[hum]
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[zap]
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These are the Palisades.
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They're composed
of conglomerates,
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with angular rocks and boulders.
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The Palisades are 18 miles
west of Fossil High School,
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and a part of the Clarno Unit
of the John Day Fossil Beds.
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They are thought,
by secular scientists,
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to have formed 44 million years
ago in a series of volcanic mud
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flows called lahars.
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We've seen lahars happen, and we
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have evidence of past
lahars, most recently when
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Mount St. Helens erupted.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): Secular
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scientists claim that this
area was vastly different at one
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time, that this high desert
used to get 100 inches of rain
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every year and was
surrounded by volcanoes
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in a near-tropical
jungle rain forest.
00:14:09.48\00:14:12.91
They say that this area
was a near-tropical rain forest
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because most of the
fossil leaves in the rocks
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came from a rain
forest environment.
00:14:19.65\00:14:22.66
Modern leaves
that are similar are
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found in Central and
South America, Southeast
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Asia, and Africa.
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These include palm
trees, and avocado.
00:14:31.13\00:14:34.47
But strong [?
bedding ?] could indicate
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that some of the layers
may have been sorted by water,
00:14:37.17\00:14:39.91
or dropped from
the air into the water.
00:14:40.01\00:14:43.58
There's no question about these
cliffs being formed with water.
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Secular scientists say it was
made during a volcanic mudflow.
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But there is more
evidence to support that it
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was made during the Flood.
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NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
After day 150 of the Flood,
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the waters began to recede.
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As the Rockies were
coming up, the earth's crust,
00:15:00.73\00:15:03.90
near Idaho,
Oregon, and Washington,
00:15:04.00\00:15:06.23
developed deep
cracks, opening up
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fissures for large amounts
of magma to come to the surface,
00:15:08.80\00:15:13.14
thus allowing for the
Columbia River Basalts to form.
00:15:13.24\00:15:17.85
Ash from these
eruptions would have
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generated the
airfall particles which
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dropped into this formation.
00:15:21.85\00:15:24.35
Leftover vegetation from
the beginning of the Flood
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would have mixed in with the
ash and created these layers.
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content. After a careful
analysis of the geology and
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landscape, the John Day River
should have flowed past this
00:16:25.35\00:16:28.35
area and through
Keys Creek Pass, just
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to the west, which is
about 1,000 feet lower.
00:16:30.69\00:16:34.12
But it went through this
area we now call Picture Gorge.
00:16:34.22\00:16:38.16
In geomorphology, we
call this a water gap.
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Many water gaps can be seen
around the world, where water
00:16:42.96\00:16:46.40
has cut through elevated areas.
00:16:46.50\00:16:48.74
NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): The most famous
00:16:48.84\00:16:50.44
is the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
00:16:50.54\00:16:53.27
Long ages can't
explain this geologic feature.
00:16:53.38\00:16:57.85
Some secular scientists
say that the land was pushed up
00:16:57.95\00:17:01.42
after the gap was made.
00:17:01.52\00:17:03.35
It's pretty easy to
see this is not the case.
00:17:03.45\00:17:06.76
If the ground were
pushed up, then you'd
00:17:06.86\00:17:08.72
see broken and cracked
layers, which we don't see.
00:17:08.82\00:17:12.36
If the ground
rose too quickly, it
00:17:12.46\00:17:14.40
would dam up and
go the other way.
00:17:14.50\00:17:16.97
NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
Water gaps are a good indication
00:17:17.07\00:17:19.37
that there was a global Flood.
00:17:19.47\00:17:21.84
Based on observations,
the astute researcher
00:17:21.94\00:17:24.57
recognizes that
this canyon was formed
00:17:24.67\00:17:26.64
by catastrophic processes.
00:17:26.74\00:17:28.34
But sadly, many
reject this truth
00:17:28.44\00:17:30.75
in favor of a secular
worldview interpretation.
00:17:30.85\00:17:33.78
NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): The Flood
00:17:33.88\00:17:35.25
provides the perfect
conditions to carve a canyon,
00:17:35.35\00:17:38.05
like we see at Picture Gorge.
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[whoosh]
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[hum]
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[zap]
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As you come out
of Picture Gorge,
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Sheep Rock towers in
the middle of the valley.
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It's an
impressive sight, because all
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of the layering
seen in this mound
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are several hundred feet high.
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The bottom layers are
the John Day formation,
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mostly made up of ash.
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The different colors
represent the different stages
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of its formation.
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The lower is red.
00:18:04.88\00:18:06.11
The middle is greenish.
00:18:06.21\00:18:07.48
And the upper is a buff colored.
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NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): Secular
00:18:09.52\00:18:10.79
scientists say the
John Day formation was made
00:18:10.89\00:18:13.92
18 to 39 million years ago.
00:18:14.02\00:18:17.03
But, because of the disjointed
nature of the mammal skeletons
00:18:17.13\00:18:20.86
and the localized
nature and varying thickness
00:18:20.96\00:18:23.43
of these beds,
slumping and repositioning
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of these sediments has
likely occurred under water.
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Put simply, the
flood waters were
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very active and violent while
this layer was being deposited.
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What's cool about Sheep
Rock is the cap on the top.
00:18:36.41\00:18:39.48
After all that
ash layering, the top
00:18:39.58\00:18:41.75
is basalt, from the
Picture Gorge Basalts.
00:18:41.85\00:18:44.19
Sheep Rock used to be connected
to the other formations
00:18:44.29\00:18:47.62
here in the valley.
00:18:47.72\00:18:48.82
But the receding flood
waters carved around it
00:18:48.92\00:18:51.59
and left it standing alone.
00:18:51.69\00:18:53.36
NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
After the massive lava
00:18:53.46\00:18:55.33
flows covered the John Day
formation, sediments of ash
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were laid down during
the late stages of the Flood
00:18:58.90\00:19:01.44
in the Pliocene
Miocene mezcal formation.
00:19:01.54\00:19:04.87
Secular scientists say
this layer was laid down
00:19:04.97\00:19:07.74
12 to 15 million years ago.
00:19:07.84\00:19:10.25
But what isn't
admitted too often
00:19:10.35\00:19:12.25
is that this
layer contains diatoms.
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Diatoms are teeny, one-celled
plants found in oceans.
00:19:15.78\00:19:20.32
Secular
scientists have a tough time
00:19:20.42\00:19:22.22
coming up with a
reasonable explanation
00:19:22.32\00:19:24.26
for how this layer formed.
00:19:24.36\00:19:26.26
But the Flood is a
perfect model to explain
00:19:26.36\00:19:29.16
how it formed
because it involved seas
00:19:29.26\00:19:31.83
where algae lived,
and also it involved
00:19:31.93\00:19:34.54
catastrophic deposition.
00:19:34.64\00:19:36.91
In addition, the top
of the mezcal formation
00:19:37.01\00:19:39.81
is very smooth,
so there was little
00:19:39.91\00:19:42.38
or no erosion between the
strata before the next layers
00:19:42.48\00:19:45.81
were laid down.
00:19:45.91\00:19:47.22
If millions of years had passed,
there should be some erosion.
00:19:47.32\00:19:50.72
But it just isn't there.
00:19:50.82\00:19:52.75
[whoosh]
00:19:52.85\00:19:53.66
[hum]
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[zap]
00:19:56.02\00:19:57.06
As you go throughout
the John Day Fossil Beds,
00:19:57.16\00:19:59.39
there are many signs
referring to the mammal fossils.
00:19:59.49\00:20:02.53
In fact, this
area is considered one
00:20:02.63\00:20:04.83
of the largest beds for finding
mammal fossils in the world.
00:20:04.93\00:20:08.67
NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
Many of these mammals
00:20:08.77\00:20:10.64
are unusual, because
we don't see them today.
00:20:10.74\00:20:13.98
Yet most are related
to modern, living mammals.
00:20:14.08\00:20:18.11
A few are extinct, and not
related to any living mammals.
00:20:18.21\00:20:23.52
There are several
cat-like carnivores,
00:20:23.62\00:20:26.09
over a dozen different
members of the dog family,
00:20:26.19\00:20:29.29
horses, several different
rhinoceroses, and a number
00:20:29.39\00:20:33.40
of different camels.
00:20:33.50\00:20:35.33
The visitors center
and published materials
00:20:35.43\00:20:38.00
will say that
these animal fossils had
00:20:38.10\00:20:40.04
evolved from common ancestors.
00:20:40.14\00:20:42.34
Yet, most of these mammals
fit into the family categories
00:20:42.44\00:20:45.64
of living mammals.
00:20:45.74\00:20:47.44
The secular idea
of evolution says
00:20:47.54\00:20:50.15
that the ancestors of
modern animals were "simpler,"
00:20:50.25\00:20:53.21
and modern
animals are more complex.
00:20:53.31\00:20:55.55
NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): If true,
00:20:55.65\00:20:56.95
we should see a chain of animal
fossils connecting these links.
00:20:57.05\00:21:01.79
Yet, when we look back
through the fossil layers,
00:21:01.89\00:21:04.53
the earlier mammals
are just as complex.
00:21:04.63\00:21:08.16
Evidence of evolution from
simpler animals is lacking.
00:21:08.26\00:21:12.53
Of course, we expect
this, since each kind of animal
00:21:12.63\00:21:15.94
was made on
Creation Days 5 and 6,
00:21:16.04\00:21:19.24
with intricate design from
an intricate Designer, God.
00:21:19.34\00:21:23.11
[whoosh]
00:21:23.21\00:21:24.61
Here at Goose Rock,
a conglomerate layer
00:21:26.21\00:21:28.52
has been exposed.
00:21:28.62\00:21:29.88
Several different
rock types intermix here,
00:21:29.98\00:21:33.05
indicating a water deposit.
00:21:33.15\00:21:35.36
NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
Some of the pebbles and gravel
00:21:35.46\00:21:37.69
in Goose Rock are
thought, by secular scientists,
00:21:37.79\00:21:40.40
to have come from
the Aldrich Mountains,
00:21:40.50\00:21:42.53
40 miles to the south,
because the wash rock is
00:21:42.63\00:21:45.63
the same at both locations.
00:21:45.73\00:21:48.30
But there may be
another source of these rocks,
00:21:48.40\00:21:51.04
much farther away.
00:21:51.14\00:21:52.11
NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): It's true.
00:21:52.21\00:21:53.61
These exotic,
rounded cobbles and boulders
00:21:53.71\00:21:56.28
are found on the south
side of the Aldrich Mountains,
00:21:56.38\00:21:59.71
but also in the Ochoco
Mountains west of here.
00:21:59.81\00:22:03.39
The Aldrich Mountains may not
be the source of these rocks,
00:22:03.49\00:22:07.06
but just a depositing point
for a much larger transport
00:22:07.16\00:22:10.46
of stones.
00:22:10.56\00:22:12.33
A large concentration
of these same type rocks
00:22:12.43\00:22:15.10
came from the Rockies,
several hundred miles away.
00:22:15.20\00:22:18.97
Secular scientists
have a very challenging time
00:22:19.07\00:22:22.27
trying to explain how
this could have happened.
00:22:22.37\00:22:24.64
But as
creationists, it isn't very hard
00:22:24.74\00:22:27.28
when we start from the Bible.
00:22:27.38\00:22:28.78
Massive amounts of water,
such as during the global Flood,
00:22:28.88\00:22:32.48
would have been required to move
this rock so great a distance.
00:22:32.58\00:22:36.18
[whoosh]
00:22:36.28\00:22:37.55
[hum]
00:22:37.65\00:22:39.39
[zap]
00:22:39.49\00:22:40.42
The John Day
Fossil Beds are testament
00:22:40.52\00:22:42.86
to the quick deposition,
volcanic activity, and erosion
00:22:42.96\00:22:46.29
of the earth during the
year-long Flood, as described
00:22:46.39\00:22:49.90
in the book of Genesis.
00:22:50.00\00:22:50.97
NOAH JUSTICE
(VOICEOVER): Researchers
00:22:51.07\00:22:52.50
can recognize
that the evidence is
00:22:52.60\00:22:54.60
a good confirmation of the
catastrophic processes that
00:22:54.70\00:22:57.74
formed these layers.
00:22:57.84\00:23:00.18
The lack of
erosion between layers;
00:23:00.28\00:23:03.04
the massive erosion;
and no evolutionary links
00:23:03.14\00:23:07.05
in the fossils; are all evidence
for the Biblical record being
00:23:07.15\00:23:10.99
true.
00:23:11.09\00:23:12.59
Here at the monument,
evolution and long ages
00:23:12.69\00:23:15.56
are presented as
fact on the signs
00:23:15.66\00:23:18.33
and at the visitors center.
00:23:18.43\00:23:20.30
But the arguments just don't
match up with the evidence.
00:23:20.40\00:23:24.50
What we see here
reminds us that there
00:23:24.60\00:23:26.80
was a judgement
for man's rebellion
00:23:26.90\00:23:28.80
against God, as
recorded in the Bible.
00:23:28.90\00:23:31.77
NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
All the people and animals
00:23:31.87\00:23:33.94
on the land were destroyed,
except for one righteous man,
00:23:34.04\00:23:38.28
his family, and all
land-dwelling animals
00:23:38.38\00:23:41.05
on the Ark.
00:23:41.15\00:23:42.62
Because of His
holiness and justice,
00:23:42.72\00:23:45.42
God promises a coming judgment
for man's continued rebellion
00:23:45.52\00:23:49.32
after the Flood.
00:23:49.42\00:23:50.56
And this time, a
judgment by fire.
00:23:50.66\00:23:54.20
NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
Yet, God in His love and mercy
00:23:54.30\00:23:56.80
has provided a way of
escape through repentance
00:23:56.90\00:23:59.80
of sin and faith in
His Son, Jesus Christ.
00:23:59.90\00:24:03.17
By His death on the
cross, Jesus took the punishment
00:24:03.27\00:24:06.37
for your rebellion.
00:24:06.47\00:24:08.98
To be saved, you must repent
of your sin and rebellion,
00:24:09.08\00:24:12.48
and turn your heart
towards Him in faith.
00:24:12.58\00:24:15.18
NOAH JUSTICE (VOICEOVER):
We don't know the day when
00:24:15.28\00:24:17.35
this next judgment is coming.
00:24:17.45\00:24:20.16
So turn to God
today, before it's too late.
00:24:20.26\00:24:25.66
Come visit this
amazing landscape
00:24:25.76\00:24:28.50
and see the evidence
of catastrophic processes
00:24:28.60\00:24:31.33
during and after
the global Flood.
00:24:31.43\00:24:34.64
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00:24:34.74\00:24:35.74
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