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Aschlafly: The geologic system supports a Young Earth, and multiple distortions are used by atheistic scientists to obscure and deny that.

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The geologic system supports a Young Earth, and multiple distortions are used by atheistic scientists to obscure and deny that.

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 Development of the system was begun in the late 18th century, and the original divisions were Primary, Secondary, [[Tertiary]], and Quaternary.
 Later, dates were assigned to the divisions according to [[uniformitarianism (science)|uniformitarian]] beliefs about the age of the Earth, and the sections were further divided and subdivided.
-The system is now divided into [[eon (geology)|eons]], eras, periods, and series or epochs.
+The system is now divided into eons, eras, periods, and series or epochs.
 Dr. [[Jonathan Sarfati]] explains the relationship between sections of the geologic system and [[Theory of evolution|evolutionary]] belief:

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 == Development ==
-Development of the system was begun in the late 18th century, and the original divisions were Primary, Secondary, [[Tertiary]], and [[Quaternary]].
+Development of the system was begun in the late 18th century, and the original divisions were Primary, Secondary, [[Tertiary]], and Quaternary.
 Later, dates were assigned to the divisions according to [[uniformitarianism (science)|uniformitarian]] beliefs about the age of the Earth, and the sections were further divided and subdivided.
-The system is now divided into [[eon (geology)|eons]], [[era (geology)|eras]], [[period (geology)|periods]], and [[epoch (geology)|series or epochs]].
+The system is now divided into [[eon (geology)|eons]], eras, periods, and series or epochs.
 Dr. [[Jonathan Sarfati]] explains the relationship between sections of the geologic system and [[Theory of evolution|evolutionary]] belief:

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	The '''geologic system''' is a conceptual arrangement of rock formations around the world meshed together into a single, unbroken record of Earth's past.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With General Science''. Anderson: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 2000</ref> It is also known as the '''geologic column''' or '''geologic timescale'''.		The '''geologic system''' is a conceptual arrangement of rock formations around the world meshed together into a single, unbroken record of Earth's past.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With General Science''. Anderson: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 2000</ref> It is also known as the '''geologic column''' or '''geologic timescale'''.
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		+	The geologic system supports a [[Young Earth]], and multiple distortions are used by [[atheist]]ic scientists to obscure and deny that.

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 * Anon., [http://www.allaboutcreation.org/geologic-time-scale.htm Geologic Time Scale - The Misconceptions] (AllAboutCreation.org).
 * Anon., [http://iwhome.com/spiritualquest/tracts/dp-geol-.htm Geologic column] (Northside Church of Christ)
-* Morris, Henry, [http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=54 Geology and the Flood]  ''Impact'' (6), August 1973.
+* Morris, Henry, [https://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=54 Geology and the Flood]  ''Impact'' (6), August 1973.
-* Morris, Henry [http://www.icr.org/article/84/ Up with Catastrophism!] ''Impact'' (38), August 1976.
+* Morris, Henry [https://www.icr.org/article/84/ Up with Catastrophism!] ''Impact'' (38), August 1976.
 * Mortensen, Terry, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/1579 The origin of old-earth geology and its ramifications for life in the 21st century], ''Journal of Creation'' 18(1):22–26, April 2004.
 * Roth, Ariel A., [http://www.grisda.org/origins/12061.htm The Mexico Earthquake — Some Afterthoughts], Origins 12(2):61-63 (1985).

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 Some [[Young Earth creationism|young Earth creationary]] geologists use the nomenclature of the system whilst not accepting the uniformitarian dates attached to the system which places the age of the Earth as being billions of years old.<ref>"Creationists use the same naming system, although do not accept the uniformitarian belief that the geologic column represents eons of time", Batten, Don, quoted in Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2280 More nonsense from Professor Plimer]</ref><ref>Morris, 1973; Geologic Time Scale - The Misconceptions</ref>
-Other young Earth creationists assert that geological column does not exist and cite secular scientists who state the argumentation advocating the geological column involves circular reasoning. <ref>Woodmorappe, 1999</ref> <ref>Northside Church of Christ</ref>
+Other young Earth creationists assert that geological column does not exist and cite secular scientists who state the argumentation advocating the geological column involves circular reasoning.<ref>Woodmorappe, 1999</ref><ref>Northside Church of Christ</ref>
-Young Earth creationist scientists use a geological system that more heavily relies on [[Catastrophism|catastrophism]] and reject the uniformitarian assumptions behind the dates derived by secular geologists, and thus reject these dates. In addition, [[Young Earth creationist]] scientists point out that [[catastrophism]] is increasingly being accepted in the field of geology. <ref>Roth, 1985; Morris, 1976</ref>
+Young Earth creationist scientists use a geological system that more heavily relies on [[catastrophism]] and reject the uniformitarian assumptions behind the dates derived by secular geologists, and thus reject these dates. In addition, [[Young Earth creationist]] scientists point out that [[catastrophism]] is increasingly being accepted in the field of geology.<ref>Roth, 1985; Morris, 1976</ref>
-These scientists believe that the Earth is young and has multiple lines of evidence from the field of geology showing that the Earth is young. <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/geology.asp</ref> <ref>http://www.creationism.org/topbar/geology.htm</ref> <ref>http://www.grisda.org/georpts/gr11.htm</ref> <ref>http://www.nwcreation.net/geologylinks.html</ref> <ref>http://globalflood.org/</ref>
+These scientists believe that the Earth is young and has multiple lines of evidence from the field of geology showing that the Earth is young.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/geology.asp</ref><ref>http://www.creationism.org/topbar/geology.htm</ref><ref>http://www.grisda.org/georpts/gr11.htm</ref><ref>http://www.nwcreation.net/geologylinks.html</ref><ref>http://globalflood.org/</ref>
 [[Image:Roth-01.gif|right|thumb|400px|The arrows point to paraconformities at the [[Grand Canyon]].]]
 [[William R. Corliss]] wrote the following about [[paraconformity|paraconformities]]:

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 {{cquote|Paraconformities challenge the geologic timescale. The lack of evidence of time at the surface of the underlying layers of a paraconformity, especially the lack of erosion, suggest that the long ages never occurred.<ref>http://www.grisda.org/georpts/36.pdf</ref>}}
-Young Earth creationist assert that paraconformities pose a serious challenge to the old Earth uniformitarian geology [[paradigm]].<ref>http://www.grisda.org/georpts/36.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.grisda.org/2003-FSC-open/Roth-RecentCreation.htm</ref><ref>http://www.seeking-god.co.uk/id188.htm</ref>
+Young Earth creationists assert that paraconformities pose a serious challenge to the old Earth uniformitarian geology [[paradigm]].<ref>http://www.grisda.org/georpts/36.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.grisda.org/2003-FSC-open/Roth-RecentCreation.htm</ref><ref>http://www.seeking-god.co.uk/id188.htm</ref>
 == The system ==

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 == The system ==
-(NB:  The following table is not complete.)
+[[Image:Geologic time scale.jpg|left|300px|thumb|A typical geologic time chart in use by mainstream science]]
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 [[Image:Roth-01.gif|right|thumb|400px|The arrows point to paraconformities at the [[Grand Canyon]].]]
 [[William R. Corliss]] wrote the following about [[paraconformity|paraconformities]]:
-{{cquote|"Potentially more important to geological thinking are those [[unconformity|unconformities]] that signal large chunks of geological history are missing, even though the strata on either side of the unconformity are perfectly parallel and show no evidence of erosion. Did millions of years fly by with no discernible effect? A possible though controversial inference is that our geological clocks and stratigraphic concepts need working on." William R. Corliss, Unknown Earth (Glen Arm, Maryland: The Sourcebook Project, 1980), p. 219.<ref>http://www.cs.unc.edu/~plaisted/ce/flood.html</ref>}}
+{{cquote|"Potentially more important to geological thinking are those [[unconformity|unconformities]] that signal large chunks of geological history are missing, even though the strata on either side of the unconformity are perfectly parallel and show no evidence of erosion. Did millions of years fly by with no discernible effect? A possible though controversial inference is that our geological clocks and stratigraphic concepts need working on." William R. Corliss, Unknown Earth (Glen Arm, Maryland: The Sourcebook Project, 1980), p. 219.<ref>http://www.cs.unc.edu/~plaisted/ce/flood.html</ref>}} Trees have also been found going through multiple strata.
 [[Ariel R. Roth]] wrote: