Claim CC361.1:
Oil and coal can form rapidly. Their formation is more a matter of heat
and pressure than of time. Millions of years are not necessary to account
for them.
Source:
Morris, Henry M., 1974. Scientific Creationism, Green Forest, AR: Master
Books, pp. 109-110.
Response:
- Coal deposits show evidence of a history. Most coals are found in
sedimentary rocks deposited in flood plains. They often contain
stream channels, roots, and soil horizons. Long time may not be
necessary to form the coal itself, but it is necessary to account for
the context where coal is found.
Links:
MacRae, Andrew, 1994. Could coal deposits be explained by a global flood?
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/polystrate/coal.html
created 2003-4-21, modified 2004-3-18
