Recent Developments in Young-Earth Creationist Geology |
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Authors: | Timothy H Heaton |
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Institution: | (1) University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA |
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Abstract: | Young-earth creationism has undergone a shift in emphasis toward building of historical models that incorporate Biblical and
scientific evidence and the acceptance of scientific conclusions that were formerly rejected. The RATE Group admitted that
massive amounts of radioactive decay occurred during earth history but proposed a period of accelerated decay during Noah’s
Flood to fit the resulting history into a young-earth timeframe. Finding a mechanism for the acceleration and dealing with
the excessive heat and radiation it would generate posed major problems for the project. Catastrophic plate tectonics was
proposed to explain continental movements in a short timeframe and serve as a trigger for Noah’s Flood, but other creationists
rejected the idea citing hopeless chronological problems. Creationists have also sought to explain the order of the fossil
record and the Ice Age in a young-earth timeframe. An examination of these efforts demonstrates the anti-scientific nature
of using the Bible as a non-negotiable framework for earth history. |
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