Claim CD302:
Evaporite deposits are far too thick to have been formed from the
evaporation of ancient seas.
Source:
Morris, Henry M., 1974. Scientific Creationism, Green Forest, AR: Master
Books, p. 106.
Response:
- This is only a problem for creationists who cannot imagine long time
spans. Thick deposits with numerous beds are consistent with cyclical
sea transgression/regressions (Burke n.d.). They can also form in
sinking basins that have had no outlet over geological time.
References:
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