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00:10 NOAH JUSTICE: Because of its amazing beauty and size, 00:13 Yosemite National Park was one of the first pieces of land 00:16 set aside for the enjoyment of the public in the United 00:19 States. 00:21 The amazing granite cliffs are a part of the Sierra Nevadas, 00:25 a huge rock batholith thought to have been 00:28 formed over millions of years. 00:30 But new evidence helps researchers understand 00:33 how the formation of these mountains 00:35 took just weeks or months. 00:37 In addition, Yosemite Valley is thought 00:40 to have been formed by the Merced River and multiple ice 00:43 ages over long ages. 00:45 Yet this huge valley is actually evidence 00:48 for erosion due to a catastrophe during and right 00:52 after the Flood. 00:53 Secular scientists have over 60 different explanations 00:56 for how many ice ages have been formed. 00:59 But astute researchers recognize that the conditions 01:02 right after the global flood are the best model to explain 01:05 the one major ice age. 01:08 Another amazing geologic feature appears 01:11 just a few hundred miles from Yosemite-- 01:13 the great Zion Canyon in Utah. 01:16 Secular scientists have some major challenges 01:19 explaining how the cliffs were formed and the canyon was cut. 01:23 Huge sandstone layers, steep canyon walls, amazing arches, 01:28 and large hanging valleys are all good evidence 01:31 of a worldwide catastrophe-- all this 01:34 and more next on "Awesome Science." 01:42 "Awesome Science" takes you on a field trip 01:45 to some of the most amazing geologic and historical sites 01:48 around the world where we use the Bible as our history 01:52 guidebook to interpret what we see, 01:54 that the Bible can be trusted. 01:56 And empirical science falls in line 01:58 with the Biblical account of Creation, 02:00 the Fall, and the Flood. 02:03 Science, it's awesome. 02:17 Yosemite is breathtaking from the minute 02:20 you enter her Cathedral granite peaks 02:22 rising several thousand feet above the valley floor. 02:26 It's no wonder author and champion 02:28 for the national parks, John Muir, 02:30 said no temple made with human hands 02:32 can compare with Yosemite, where God's attributes and glory is 02:38 revealed. 02:39 Muir believed that the best place 02:41 to discover the true attributes of God was in nature 02:45 and that God is always active in the creation of life, 02:48 and thereby has continued to keep 02:50 the natural order of the world. 02:53 About the size of Rhode Island, Yosemite National Park 02:57 covers 1,190 square miles and is full of valleys, giant cliffs, 03:03 waterfalls, alpine lakes, and even active glaciers, 03:07 with its highest point being over 13,000 feet. 03:12 Yosemite was first set aside by President Abraham Lincoln 03:15 on June 30, 1864, and given to the state of California 03:20 to oversee. 03:21 It was the inspiration for the first national park, 03:24 Yellowstone. 03:27 When the National Park Service was organized in 1916, 03:31 Yosemite was adopted in as a national park. 03:35 It is visited by over 3.7 million people, 03:39 mostly in the seven square mile area of Yosemite Valley. 03:43 From the valley floor, giant granite cliffs 03:45 goes straight up and have names such as Half Dome, El Capitan, 03:49 and Sentinel Dome. 03:51 As one looks around, questions are 03:53 formed about this amazing granite rock 03:55 and how it was carved in such a deep valley. 03:59 The granite is thought by secular scientists 04:01 to have begun forming over 210 million years ago. 04:07 After the formation of the Sierras, 04:09 the valley was mostly cut by the Merced River 04:12 and finished off by large glaciers. 04:14 Obviously, these time scales don't match up 04:17 with the Biblical account of a few thousand years. 04:20 Evidence has come to light to help explain 04:23 the quick formation of the granites 04:24 during the Flood of Genesis, as well 04:27 as a model for rapid formation of the massive glaciers 04:30 and ice sheets from the ice age not long after the Flood. 04:34 What evidence? 04:35 I'm glad you asked. 04:38 That's why a group of scientists called the RATE group who 04:41 believe in the Biblical account of creation, 04:44 a young Earth, and a global flood, 04:46 challenged this secular idea of long ages 04:49 by looking deeper into the rocks to develop 04:52 a different and better model. 04:55 To date volcanic rocks when they cool, 04:57 a method called a radioisotope dating is used. 05:01 This type of dating analyzes the radioactive elements 05:04 in the rocks. 05:05 Each radioactive material called parent elements 05:08 decays into other elements called daughter elements. 05:12 For example, uranium-238, the radioactive parent element 05:16 eventually decays into the stable daughter 05:19 element of lead. 05:20 Over 4.468 billion years, half of uranium atoms in a rock 05:25 would turn to lead. 05:26 So it is called a half-life. 05:28 It has been demonstrated by observation 05:31 that different radioactive elements decay 05:33 at different rates. 05:34 Some have half lives of seconds. 05:37 Others decay much more slowly. 05:39 But of course, no one has watched Uranium-238 05:42 for four billion years. 05:44 That would be a very boring job. 05:46 So the rate is calculated from the small sample of time. 05:50 You can't measure a radiometric date 05:52 like you can measure the mass of a rock. 05:54 You have to calculate it. 05:55 And that calculation only gives you the right date 05:58 if the assumptions are true. 06:00 There are three basic assumptions 06:02 used when calculating a radiometric date. 06:05 The first assumption is that there 06:07 was none of the daughter element in the rock to begin with. 06:11 For example, you have to assume that no lead was in the rock 06:14 when it was formed to use the uranium-lead dating method. 06:18 But how would a scientist know this? 06:20 They can't. 06:21 That's why it's a faulty assumption. 06:24 The second assumption is that the radioactive element 06:26 decays at a constant rate. 06:28 The rate was not faster or slower in the past. 06:32 That is the uniformitarianism concept again. 06:35 Yet, the Bible teaches something much different. 06:37 The Earth has gone through a huge catastrophe, 06:40 the global flood. 06:43 In addition, this second assumption 06:45 does not take into account heat, or pressure, or other forces 06:49 that might have had an influence in the decay 06:51 rate of an element. 06:52 In some instances, we can observe radioactive decay rates 06:55 changing drastically. 06:57 The third assumption is that the elements in the rock 07:00 operated in a closed system. 07:03 In other words, there were no outside influences 07:06 on the parent or daughter elements, no addition 07:09 or removal of uranium or lead, which 07:12 is a big assumption considering that the rock has supposed 07:15 to have been around for millions of years. 07:19 If there was any contamination, then 07:21 all bets are off on having a good sample 07:24 to calculate the age of the rock. 07:26 For those who believe in long ages, 07:28 these assumptions are critical to their beliefs. 07:31 While there are methods to get around 07:33 some of these assumptions in some cases, 07:35 any breakdown in these assumptions 07:38 would lead to a total meltdown of the arguments 07:40 based on radiometric dating. 07:43 The RATE group decided to take a fresh look at this subject 07:46 and see what they could learn without being 07:49 forced to stick to the uniformitarian assumptions. 07:52 They wanted to know if the rate of decay 07:54 had been different in the past due to catastrophic 07:57 geologic processes during the global flood. 08:01 They also looked at the issue of the daughter elements 08:03 to see if they were in the rocks from the beginning, which 08:06 would throw a monkey wrench in the calculations 08:09 for the dating of these rocks. 08:12 Third, they intentionally looked for evidence 08:14 that radioactive processes had produced accelerated decay. 08:18 They begin their research by collecting over 08:20 1,000 rock samples from all over the world, 08:24 including Yosemite Valley. 08:26 When some radioactive elements decay, 08:28 in addition to producing the daughter element, 08:31 alpha particles are thrown off from the parent 08:33 as it changes into the new element, such as polonium-210, 08:38 also known as radium F. 08:40 We can see this decay in the form of radiohalos. 08:44 Radiohalos are the damage left by the emission of some 08:47 of these alpha particles captured 08:49 in the surrounding rock during the decay 08:51 series of uranium-238. 08:53 As I said, the half-life of uranium-238 08:57 is supposed to be 4.468 billion years to arrive at lead. 09:02 But the different types of polonium 09:04 only have half-lives of 164 seconds, 3.1 minutes, 09:09 and 138 days. 09:11 If the crystals in the granite rocks 09:13 cooled slowly over millions of years or even one year, 09:17 the radiohalos from the polonium would 09:19 have reached the end of their life and disappeared. 09:22 When the rocks from Yosemite were studied, 09:25 the most bizarre thing was discovered. 09:27 Polonium halos were found frozen in the rocks. 09:31 The fact that we see any radiohalos from polonium 09:34 is good evidence that these rocks 09:36 cooled very, very quickly, fast enough 09:39 to capture what the damage had done to the crystals 09:42 before the polonium all turned to lead. 09:45 It is believed by secular scientists 09:47 that the granite in the Sierra Nevada 09:49 was formed slowly over millions of years. 09:52 But the fact that the polonium radiohalos are found especially 09:56 in abundance in all the granitic rock layers 09:59 means something much different than slow, gradual processes. 10:04 With the right conditions during the Flood, 10:06 the entire pluton, or mass of igneous rock, 10:09 could have formed very quickly, maybe even 10:11 within a couple of weeks. 10:13 This massive catastrophic process 10:15 would have contributed greatly to the accelerated decay rate. 10:19 As the flood waters receded, due to the continents rising 10:23 and the sea floor sinking, the Sierras 10:25 were uplifted to their current position, 10:27 likely in a matter of months. 10:29 The flood was quick and catastrophic, 10:32 just as the Bible says. 10:33 It didn't take millions and billions of years 10:36 to form these rocks that we see today. 10:38 Science, it's awesome. 10:46 As you enter through Yosemite Valley, 10:48 the granite cliffs rising above 3,000 feet 10:52 impress the viewer with the grandeur of God. 10:56 From Glacier Point, a visitor can view Yosemite Valley below. 11:00 Without question, something big cut this valley. 11:04 Secular scientists claim that as the mountains were being pushed 11:07 up over millions of years, the Merced River 11:10 flowed a little bit faster and cut this valley. 11:13 Yet, it's hard to imagine this little river cutting 11:16 this huge valley. 11:18 It just doesn't make sense based on what 11:20 we know about the principles of erosion. 11:22 There's just not enough water flow. 11:25 In addition, what source was behind the Merced River 11:28 to allow it to erode this much land? 11:31 It just doesn't exist, except in the case 11:34 of a massive catastrophe, such as the global flood. 11:38 In the 1800s, John Muir explored the park 11:41 and was the first to hypothesize glaciers 11:43 were involved in eroding Yosemite. 11:46 It's true that glaciers cut and smooth 11:49 a valley that already exists. 11:50 But a valley as big as Yosemite requires something much larger, 11:55 like a global flood. 11:58 Near the end of the Flood, the continents 12:00 were beginning to rise. 12:01 Mountain chains were being pushed up. 12:04 And the valleys were being formed. 12:06 This catastrophic activity that was moving continents 12:09 subsequently caused the waters to accumulate 12:12 in the new ocean basins. 12:13 And huge sheet erosion planed off the new top layers 12:16 of the Earth. 12:18 As there was less water flowing towards the ocean, 12:20 the erosion continued as the water flowed in channels, 12:24 cutting giant canyons, water gaps, and valleys. 12:29 Evidence for this massive water erosion 12:32 is everywhere on this Earth, including Yosemite Valley. 12:35 But the erosion of this famous valley wasn't over yet. 12:39 The Great Ice Age was to come next. 12:41 And it also left its marks. 12:44 Yosemite is a testament to the glory of God. 12:47 But it's so much more than that. 12:49 It's a display of quick and catastrophic processes 12:53 in its formation and erosion during and after the Flood. 12:57 From the radiohalos to the quick formation of the Ice 13:00 Age after the Flood that affected the park, 13:03 the Bible gives us the best starting point 13:05 to explain the evidence. 13:07 It didn't take millions of years to form, 13:09 just big events in a short time period. 13:12 When we use God and His Word as our history guidebook, 13:16 all that we see in nature starts to make sense. 13:19 If a secular worldview, which is based on man's opinions, 13:23 is used, the explanations of nature will never quite fit. 13:27 That's why the there is no agreement on how the Ice 13:30 Age developed, because none of their ideas 13:32 involved the catastrophic processes as 13:35 described in the Bible. 13:37 When you build a puzzle, you build the outside edge first. 13:40 Then you work to fit in the middle pieces. 13:43 In much the same way, we use the Bible as our frame, 13:46 then begin to fit the pieces inside together. 13:49 In the end, it all connects within a coherent and Biblical 13:52 worldview. 13:54 Sure, we don't know about all the details 13:56 of this world we live in or its past. 13:59 But we can discover and learn about God's world 14:02 using His Word. 14:04 That means working to understand every aspect of this world 14:08 and how it works and how it is explained best 14:11 by a 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We hope you enjoy our great content. 15:08 Standing over 2,000 feet, these are 15:11 some of the highest sandstone cliffs in the world. 15:14 The criss-crossing patterns are due to the layers being 15:17 deposited in flowing water. 15:20 This valley has clear signs of the sandstone being formed 15:23 by water, then eroded by water. 15:26 Zion includes nine separate geologic formations thought 15:30 by secular scientists to cover 150 million years of Earth's 15:35 history, yet those who believe in long ages 15:38 have some major challenges when trying 15:40 to explain what we see at Zion, because a proper understanding 15:44 of the evidence doesn't mesh with their story. 15:47 Instead, astute researchers recognize 15:49 the catastrophic formation of the layers 15:52 and the cutting of this enormous canyon. 15:54 It wasn't millions of years, but perhaps just weeks. 15:59 Zion is a towering example of geologic action 16:03 due to the catastrophic flood action, the Biblical flood 16:06 of Noah's day. 16:10 As one meanders through the giant canyons, 16:13 the walls of sandstone are enormous. 16:16 The largest layer is the Navajo Sandstone, which 16:19 is up to 2,200 feet thick. 16:24 This layer is known to cover 140,000 square miles 16:28 of the southwest. 16:29 The source of these sand grains can 16:31 be traced to the northern Appalachians 16:33 over 1,000 miles away. 16:37 Secular scientists have suggested several ideas 16:40 on how this sand moved across the continent. 16:43 One idea is that an ancient river transported them 16:46 from the northeast to the southwest, 16:49 but no evidence exists for this grand waterway. 16:53 Another idea is that they were blown across by the wind. 16:57 But how did they miss being deposited in the Midwest 17:00 as well? 17:01 When the details surface, this idea 17:03 is dashed and broken against a big wall. 17:07 Without a global flood model, secular scientists 17:10 have a big challenge trying to explain 17:12 how these sand grains got here. 17:14 But with worldwide catastrophic conditions during the Flood, 17:18 the sandstones are easily explained. 17:21 When sand is blown, the backside of a dune 17:24 is typically more than 30 degrees. 17:29 We also know that if water moves sand, the backside of the dune 17:32 is less than 30 degrees. 17:36 This can be observed around the world 17:38 and can be tested in the lab. 17:40 Most of the cross-beds in the Navajo Sandstone 17:43 have angles less than 30 degrees, 17:46 which we can deduce that they were moved by water. 17:49 Only one event in Earth's history would have the water 17:52 and speed to move 140,000 square miles of sand. 17:57 That event was the global flood of Noah's day. 18:02 When you tour through Zion Canyon, 18:05 one question keeps on coming to mind. 18:07 How was it cut? 18:09 Whatever the process was, it had to work its way 18:12 through thousands of feet of sediment. 18:15 Secular scientists attribute the Zion's erosion 18:18 over millions of years to the Virgin River, 18:20 which flows through the bottom of the canyon. 18:23 Just a casual glance at the Virgin River 18:26 shows that it flows too gradually 18:28 to have caused this much erosion. 18:31 The river doesn't even reach the canyon walls. 18:35 What is more, as one looks deeper 18:37 into the canyon's features, it becomes evident 18:40 that this canyon was cut in a very short period of time, 18:43 just days or hours. 18:45 How? 18:46 Let's look a little closer. 18:47 One of the strongest evidences researchers 18:50 use for a young cut canyon is how steep the canyon walls are. 18:55 If the canyon was formed over a long period, 18:57 gravity, erosion, and other natural forces 19:00 would have caused these steep walls 19:02 to collapse into the canyon in various places. 19:06 As a result, this valley would have been V-shaped 19:09 with lots of debris. 19:11 But there is very little debris on the canyon 19:13 floor, which is a sign of a much younger canyon. 19:18 In several places around the park, 19:20 there are huge arches high in the canyon walls. 19:23 Arches like these in sandstone will eventually erode away 19:27 and fall to the canyon floor. 19:30 If the Virgin River took millions of years 19:32 to carve this canyon, then these arches 19:34 should have collapsed and eroded away a long time ago. 19:38 But they are still there. 19:40 In addition, the park is full of hanging valleys. 19:44 Hanging valleys are formed when massive amounts of water 19:47 go through an area at high speeds, 19:50 cutting the landscape from many different directions, 19:53 generally due to flooding conditions. 19:55 Some valleys are higher than others and spill 19:58 into the lower ones. 20:00 When the flood waters go away, the intersections 20:03 of the upper canyons into the lower canyons are left hanging. 20:07 Zion is full of these giant hanging valleys. 20:11 A huge amount of water moving together at the same time 20:14 would be required to create these features. 20:17 If small streams over long periods of time 20:20 were responsible for carving the hanging valleys, 20:23 then they should have been eroded down 20:25 or be completely gone, yet they remain 20:29 as a remnant of a global flood where the receding flood 20:32 waters raced across the entire continent. 20:35 One of the features in the park that secular scientists point 20:38 to as evidence for slow and gradual erosion 20:41 by the Virgin River is a place called Big Bend. 20:44 They say that if catastrophic processes were at work, 20:48 this feature would have been eroded away. 20:52 We know that when flowing water finds an obstruction, 20:55 it usually finds a way around it. 20:57 Obstructions will usually be harder 20:59 than the layer being eroded. 21:01 The water finds a weaker point and goes that way. 21:05 This is exactly what happened in Big Bend. 21:08 And this is consistent with a Biblical view. 21:11 You can make this simple observation at the beach. 21:14 Watch how receding waves cut the sand. 21:17 Most of the time, they don't go in a straight line 21:20 but find the weakest point in the sand. 21:22 With all of these observable facts, the amount of water 21:26 and the speed of the water needed to cut Zion, 21:29 it is a testament to the flood of Noah's day. 21:32 After covering the entire Earth by day 150, 21:36 the flood waters were receding. 21:38 As the continents rose and the ocean valleys sank, 21:41 water ran off the continents, first in sheets. 21:45 Then it began to channelize. 21:47 When the water finally emptied into the oceans, 21:50 it left these canyons. 21:52 This whole area in the southwest is full of large scale 21:56 erosional features. 21:58 Secular scientists have had a difficult time 22:01 explaining all of these features through 22:03 slow and gradual processes. 22:05 The global flood best explains what we see here 22:08 at Zion and at many other geologic features 22:12 around the world. 22:14 The Biblical record can be trusted. 22:17 As we look at the geologic record, 22:18 the evidence starts to make sense 22:20 when you include a catastrophic global flood 22:23 as described in the Bible as a real historic event. 22:29 Through our study of the canyon, it's 22:31 plain to see that the Bible's description 22:33 of a catastrophic flood event best 22:35 explains the formation of these layers and the erosion at Zion, 22:39 hands down. 22:41 Secular scientists look at present geologic processes 22:44 and say changes happened over long ages, like at Zion. 22:49 They hold to those uniformitarian belief 22:51 because they have a secular humanist worldview. 22:55 This worldview denies that there is a God who created 22:58 and who delivers judgment against sin. 23:01 If man does not have to be accountable to the Creator, 23:04 then he can live any way he wants. 23:07 The Bible tells us that it's by their own actions and thoughts 23:11 that they hold this world view and deny 23:13 the truth found in God's word, not because of an unbiased view 23:17 of the evidence. 23:19 We can view the evidence starting with the truth 23:22 of what the Bible says. 23:23 And it matches up with quick, catastrophic events. 23:27 Zion shows God's great handiwork but also His judgement. 23:32 The Bible tells us that the global flood 23:35 was brought by God because of man's 23:37 rebellion against his Creator. 23:39 Only one man was found righteous, Noah. 23:42 And he and his family were saved. 23:44 Notice the grace of God. 23:46 He sent a means of salvation through the ark. 23:48 The Flood was real. 23:50 The Bible can be believed. 23:53 But there's also a warning to all of us. 23:56 God's judgment is coming again, this time by fire. 24:01 Man had over 100 years before the flood 24:04 to turn and repent of his rebellion. 24:07 God is patient. 24:08 He desires to see all men repent of their sins 24:11 and turn back to Him, for God has sent 24:15 another means of salvation. 24:18 If you have not turned to God through Jesus Christ, 24:21 the Bible says today is the day of salvation. 24:24 Repent and turn to Him now before His judgment 24:27 against man's rebellion comes again. 24:31 That's it for this episode of "Awesome Science." 24:33 Join us next time as we explore more 24:35 of the Biblical account of Creation, 24:37 the Fall, and the Flood. 24:39 Science, it's awesome. 24:41 Awesome Science is a video series produced by 24:46 Awesome Science Media produces many other great shows, 24:58 Ark Animals 25:03 We broadcast our episodes throughout the world 25:06 on television networks, TV stations, and online platforms. 25:11 We're making a difference by challenging the deceptive 25:14 evolutionary worldview, which directly opposes the Word of God 25:19 Our mission is to provide youth with a firm foundation 25:22 based on solid scientific evidence that supports their 25:25 Biblical worldview. 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