Your greedy, grasping host would really like to snatch an iPod Touch from Eric Hovind, so once again I'm reminding you to click on this link — each click counts as a vote for me. And oh, boy, is Eric Hovind's latest argument a winner: the current level of the Colorado River is several thousand feet lower than the peak elevations of the Grand Canyon, therefore the river must have flowed uphill to cut the canyon when it was formed. I know a few seven year olds who could take that argument apart.
Yeah, I know, it's cruel of me to send you over there to witness such awesome stupidity, but think of it as simply a harsh way to jolt you into wakefulness in the morning, like a bad cup of strong coffee.
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