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 the psychologist, Professor Faggioli, a shady character determined to get them fired by making them look insane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are in Professor Faggioli\u2019s office, where Ravioli is undergoing evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Papaia and Banani continue their conversation about the book Banani found in his garage, a book that belonged to his grandfather, discussing the geological evidence of Noah\u2019s Flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani (leaning over a geological map):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It\u2019s interesting you say that. There\u2019s another important point. If the Flood waters really did cover the continents, rapidly depositing layers of sediment over vast areas, then that sediment must have been transported from very far away.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia (raising an eyebrow):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You mean it didn\u2019t form there, on the spot?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani (serious):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Exactly. It had to come from distant sources, carried and deposited en masse. And guess what? That\u2019s exactly what we find.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia (curious):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Do you have a concrete example?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani (pointing to a photo of the Grand Canyon):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Coconino Sandstone. You can see it clearly. This layer averages 96 meters thick, covers at least 518,000 square kilometers, and contains about 41,700 cubic kilometers of sand.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia (whistling softly):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“That\u2019s an enormous amount…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani (nodding):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Yeah. Now, the obvious question is: where did all that sand come from? And how do we know? Mineralogical analyses show it didn\u2019t form there. It was transported from far away, quickly and massively. Exactly what we would expect from a catastrophic event like the Flood.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia (looking outside again, thoughtful):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Maybe… the world tells more stories than we actually listen to.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor (with a sly tone):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“So we\u2019re like the sediments of the Flood… and Papaia is the water!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani (confused):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Why?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor (grinning):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Just like the Flood waters, when Papaia travels with us, he always carries us far away… but to the wrong place!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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