Grrr. How old IS the Grand Canyon?

[kyrielle]

From canyoncat

HOW OLD IS THE GRAND CANYON? PARK SERVICE WON’T SAY — Orders to Cater to Creationists Makes National Park Agnostic on Geology

“In order to avoid offending religious fundamentalists, our National Park Service is under orders to suspend its belief in geology,” stated PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch. “It is disconcerting that the official position of a national park as to the geologic age of the Grand Canyon is ‘no comment.’”

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[mandydax.livejournal.com]

O.o I'm leaving this country. It's stupid. *headdesk*

[capnbuckle.livejournal.com]

Heh. That's almost exactly my response to B-. "So, how hard is it to emigrate to another country, again?"

[davmoo.livejournal.com]

Q: How old is the Grand Canyon?

A: Old enough to know better, but too young to resist :-)