Three scientists \u2014 Papaia, Banani, and Ravioli \u2014 and their assistant Igor, who work at NASAL, start getting interested in creationism. Their superiors, worried, send them to see a psychologist: Professor Faggioli, a shady character determined to get them fired by making them seem crazy.
We\u2019re in Professor Faggioli\u2019s office, where Ravioli is currently undergoing evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Papaia and Banani continue their conversation about the book Banani found in his garage, which belonged to his grandfather, and discusses the geological evidence of Noah\u2019s flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia: So, besides marine fossils on high mountains, and vast graveyards of all kinds of fossils, you said there\u2019s more evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Definitely! We have rock layers that stretch across vast areas, from one continent to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia: And so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: If we assume that a global flood really happened, we\u2019d expect massive amounts of sediment moving quickly and depositing on a large scale \u2014 the result would be vast rock layers extending across continents, just like the ones we see today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia: If we saw a different pattern, that would be evidence against the flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Exactly! But instead, we find exactly what this model predicts. On top of that, there\u2019s evidence that these vast layers were deposited rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia: Does the book give any examples?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Let me see\u2026 Here it is! For example, the Tapeats Sandstone layer and the Redwall Limestone found in the Grand Canyon stretch all the way across North America, up to Canada, and even across the Atlantic Ocean to England.
Another example is the chalk beds in England \u2014 the White Cliffs of Dover \u2014 we can trace them all the way to the Middle East, the U.S., and even Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia: Okay, I believe they\u2019re big. But what evidence is there that they were deposited quickly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: One piece of evidence is found in the inclined layers within the Coconino Sandstone in the Grand Canyon. Their particular structure shows an enormous amount of sand deposited by strong currents in just a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: So these rock layers start in Europe, go through the U.S. and the Middle East, and end up in Australia. Wait a minute! This reminds me of something\u2026 Oh right! The plane tickets Papaia buys\u2026 to cover a half-hour flight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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