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[rm]

http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=801

I really should stop being surprised.

Basically, if you visit the Grand Canyon and ask how old it is, they won't tell you, because they don't want to offend Creationists.

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[alterjess.livejournal.com]

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At the very least, PEER is exaggerating this -- the official Parks Service Grand Canyon FAQ says (http://www.nps.gov/grca/faqs.htm#old):

How old is the Canyon?

That's a tricky question. Although rocks exposed in the walls of the canyon are geologically quite old, the Canyon itself is a fairly young feature. The oldest rocks at the canyon bottom are close to 2000 million years old. The Canyon itself - an erosional feature - has formed only in the past five or six million years. Geologically speaking, Grand Canyon is very young.

I can't find any evidence beyond the PEER article that the Parks Service is doing anything more sinister than selling a crappy book in their gift shop.

[hangedwoman.livejournal.com]

This is not a new thing, and not the only thing that is foul in the Parks Service. See piece here (http://www.counterpunch.org/stclair12222003.html).