by F.J. Foster

Created on: February 07, 2009   Last Updated: April 07, 2009

Some express dismay at the resolve of Christians who believe in the veracity of the story of Noah and the global flood. Especially, they say, when there is absolutely no evidence it ever occurred. On the other hand, upon examination, their arguments tend to come up empty. Let's look now at some questions raised in a couple of offerings on this topic, and see if anything new arises.

Is it true there is no geological evidence for, or record of, a global flood? Can it be that the claim of such a record is an outright lie, as charged?

No to both questions. Worldwide, the earth displays abundant sedimentary rock strata that bear witness to a catastrophic global flood. The problem with evidence, however, is that it must be interpreted. If you begin, for example, with a Darwinian presupposition, you will interpret evidence in such a way that the world appears billions of years old, and everything will have allegedly evolved into what we have today.

Unfortunately, the strata don't come bearing date stamps, although you'd think they did, given the confidence level of evolutionists. The same is true for fossils and other artifacts. It's no surprise, then, when evolutionists mock the claims of a worldwide flood. It's a bit childish, however, and not particularly good science when evolutionists jump up and down yelling, "Liar, liar, pants on fire!," but it sometimes happens. Just ignore it.

So, geology doesn't deal with epochs of millions and billions of years?

It depends on who interprets the evidence. After all, the scientist, not the science itself, does the interpreting. If the scientist follows the principal of uniformitarianism, that the earth always aged at the same rate and in the same fashion as it does today, the earth will appear billions of years old. If he's a creationist, however, and believes the world is a work of special creation by God, earth's age will more likely be in the thousands of years. Other Christian scientists believe in both an old earth and theistic creation, but find themselves embattled on two fronts. Evolutionists reject their theistic beliefs, and young-earth creationists reject their old-earth timeline.

Getting back to the flood, some detractors say there isn't enough water on earth for a global flood. Is that true?

No. If the world's surface were flat, there would be enough water to cover it up to 8,000 feet. But it isn't. Obviously, at 29,000 feet, Mt. Everest wouldn't come close to being flooded today. It's a common mistake, however, to

• 1
• 2
• 3
• Next Page >>