YEC is unlikely

Good thing we agree on everything. As far as things being hypothetical, I mean unwarranted or unconfimed situations that have no evidence for them. One thing that puzzles me though, I said for YEC to be AROUND 6000 years old. Yet, you say that the earth can't be ANY older than 6000 years. Well, what if it was 6001? Why would it be so unlikely for it to be a year older? Or even a day? Just a thought. Now on to my arguments. 1. Formation of the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon was developed from water erosion. There is currently not a known way by water erosion where the Grand Canyon could have formed in 6000 years or less. If water erosion were to work that quickly, there'd be canyons all over the place, and we would see them develop within our lifetimes. Actually, it takes at least 7000 years for the area drained by the Mississippi River to lose only 1 FOOT (12 inches) of altitude. It took the Grand Canyon ATLEAST 5 million years to develop. . http://encarta.msn.com... . http://encarta.msn.com... 2. Impact Craters. Scientists have discovered almost 200 impact craters on Earth. The only natural cause of these craters is a meteor hitting the planet. If all of these craters were to hit the planet within a 6000 year timeline, there is little chance that life would be able to survive because a) the heat and fallout from these meteors would wipe out virtually all life that isn't microscopic . b) the environment would take an extremely long time to clear and we would still see the effects of these bombardments. c) we would have to be able to inhale and see through fallout as the whole planet would be covered in it. d) the planet would be uninhabitable to most lifeforms, especially humans. e) I doubt earth would be a planet, since the force from the meteors could potentially shatter the planet to pieces The Chicxulub Crater (Yucutan Peninsula) alone is 2 million times more powerful than the strongest tested nuclear warhead. . http://encarta.msn.com... . http://encarta.msn.com... Here's the Chicxulub Crater. . http://en.wikipedia.org... Heres the nuclear bomb. . http://en.wikipedia.org... 3. Vast amount of species. Many species have been confirmed to have roamed the earth. Mammoths alone have been confirmed to be at least 10,000 years old. Also, scientists have confirmed that at least 99% of all species to ever roam the earth are currently extinct. This includes the early marine organisms and eventually dinosaurs. So many questions are set off by this. a) Now, how exactly can you first of all explain the existence and extinction of all of these organisms within a 6000 year period? b) How is there even enough space all of these species to survive? c) Here's what is really interesting: how can man emerge from all of this chaos? d) How come all of these dangerously equipt species suddenly died out, but we didn't? We all know that when man first emerged, there wasn't a lot of technology; we just had sticks and stones. In a way, we were just like any other species. e) How can we compete with, let's say, a raptor? f) Why aren't animals that survived as equipt as dinosaurs? g) Also, how can we survive all of these diseases? The list of questions go on and on. . http://encarta.msn.com...(biology).html I urge my opponent to answer all of these questions. I also urge a PRO ballot. Thank you. :)