@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama
The Coral Reef “Compromise”
nIn 1862, James
Dwight Dana presented in his Manual of
Geology that coral
grew at about 1/16th of an inch per year, resulting in an age of the earth of at least 384,000 years
old
nAs a result of his studies, Dana vigorously promoted the idea that God took millions of years to bring about His creation
nDana was instrumental in converting Yale University from its orthodox Christian foundation to a belief in evolution