Answers In Creation Blog
Jan 26
The Coconino Sandstone is a desert sandstone that is prominent in the Grand Canyon. Young earth creationists commonly attack this sandstone, trying to prove that it was deposited underwater. In this rebuttal, the claims of one of these attacks are examined. Click here to read this article.
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The Coconino Sandstone is a desert sandstone that is prominent in the Grand Canyon. Young earth creationists commonly attack this sandstone, trying to prove that it was deposited underwater. In this rebuttal, the claims of one of these attacks are examined. Click here to read this article.
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Jan 22
Young earth creationists claim that the world’s coal reserves can be explained by great mats of vegetation that floated the worlds oceans, and then sank during Noah’s Flood. However, there are some major problems with their theory. Click here to read the rebuttal to this young earth claim.
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Young earth creationists claim that the world’s coal reserves can be explained by great mats of vegetation that floated the worlds oceans, and then sank during Noah’s Flood. However, there are some major problems with their theory. Click here to read the rebuttal to this young earth claim.
Sep 01
The final installment of the review of the young earth book “Old Earth Creationism on Trial” has now been posted. This final section reviews the appendixes in the book. Many thanks to Ruben Baron for his hard work in creating this thorough review. His review shows how shallow the arguments in the book are, and [...] [...more]
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The final installment of the review of the young earth book “Old Earth Creationism on Trial” has now been posted. This final section reviews the appendixes in the book. Many thanks to Ruben Baron for his hard work in creating this thorough review. His review shows how shallow the arguments in the book are, and reveals the depths that some young earth creationists will sink to in order to defend their unscientific beliefs.
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Aug 25
I’ve just posted the review for Chapter 9. The appendixes also have a review, and that will be posted in the next couple of days.
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I’ve just posted the review for Chapter 9. The appendixes also have a review, and that will be posted in the next couple of days.
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Jul 24
The latest chapter to be reviewed has just been posted to the website. Chapter 8 is one of the longest chapters, and once again, Ruben Baron has done an excellent job in pointing out the faults of this young earth book.
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The latest chapter to be reviewed has just been posted to the website. Chapter 8 is one of the longest chapters, and once again, Ruben Baron has done an excellent job in pointing out the faults of this young earth book.
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Jun 09
A new book by Answers in Genesis examines the exodus of people from the church. Ken Ham blames this exodus on compromising Christians who believe in an old earth. He fails to realize that young earth creationism is the reason for the exodus. Click here to read more.
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A new book by Answers in Genesis examines the exodus of people from the church. Ken Ham blames this exodus on compromising Christians who believe in an old earth. He fails to realize that young earth creationism is the reason for the exodus. Click here to read more.
Jun 03
The book review of Old Earth Creationism on Trial (by Answers in Genesis) is now up to Chapter 7.
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The book review of Old Earth Creationism on Trial (by Answers in Genesis) is now up to Chapter 7.
Apr 28
Young earth author John Whitcomb speaks about the universality of the flood to prove that it was global in nature. However, most of the evidence he uses also supports the old earth local flood scenario, and in some cases, it is a much better explanation. Click here for the review of this Answers Magazine article from [...] [...more]
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Young earth author John Whitcomb speaks about the universality of the flood to prove that it was global in nature. However, most of the evidence he uses also supports the old earth local flood scenario, and in some cases, it is a much better explanation. Click here for the review of this Answers Magazine article from Answers in Genesis.
Apr 25
In the fourth installment of Andrew Snelling’s Flood evidences from Answers Magazine, he claims that sand that is transported cross country is evidence of Noah’s global flood. He makes baseless claims that old earth geologists don’t have a clue about how geologic processes could have done it. We do have many clues, but Snelling would [...] [...more]
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In the fourth installment of Andrew Snelling’s Flood evidences from Answers Magazine, he claims that sand that is transported cross country is evidence of Noah’s global flood. He makes baseless claims that old earth geologists don’t have a clue about how geologic processes could have done it. We do have many clues, but Snelling would only refuse to believe them. Click here for the rebuttal.
Apr 06
Today’s Answers in Genesis daily article by Gary Vaterlaus is about the apparent contradiction in the BIble concerning snakes eating dust. While I agree with AiG’s answer to this issue, there are other points made in the article which are questionable. To read the Answers In Creation rebuttal to this article, click here.
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Today’s Answers in Genesis daily article by Gary Vaterlaus is about the apparent contradiction in the BIble concerning snakes eating dust. While I agree with AiG’s answer to this issue, there are other points made in the article which are questionable. To read the Answers In Creation rebuttal to this article, click here.
Apr 03
In a daily article from Answers in Genesis, Bodie Hodge asks the question of the age of the earth. This article attempts to present evidence from the genealogies in the the Bible, and then it attempts to tear down old earth dating methods. It is not effective in either. Click here to read the rebuttal.
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In a daily article from Answers in Genesis, Bodie Hodge asks the question of the age of the earth. This article attempts to present evidence from the genealogies in the the Bible, and then it attempts to tear down old earth dating methods. It is not effective in either. Click here to read the rebuttal.
Apr 01
What is beneath the cross? Andrew Snelling of Answers in Genesis answers this correctly, in that there are layers of sedimentary rock containing many fossils. Whereas he sees this as proof of a global flood, the scientific evidence says otherwise. Click here to read this article.
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What is beneath the cross? Andrew Snelling of Answers in Genesis answers this correctly, in that there are layers of sedimentary rock containing many fossils. Whereas he sees this as proof of a global flood, the scientific evidence says otherwise. Click here to read this article.
Mar 27
The third rebuttal in the series of Answers Magazine’s six-part flood evidences deals with rock layers that stretch across continents. No new information is presented, as this is merely a rehash of old YEC claims. The rebuttal can be read here.
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The third rebuttal in the series of Answers Magazine’s six-part flood evidences deals with rock layers that stretch across continents. No new information is presented, as this is merely a rehash of old YEC claims. The rebuttal can be read here.
Mar 26
Answers Magazine’s second in a series of Flood evidences concerns fossil graveyards. This rebuttal examines the validity of this claim by young earth author Andrew Snelling, and shows that omission of key information indicates the deceptive tactics that the author used in order to make his point. The rebuttal to “The World’s a Graveyard” can [...] [...more]
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Answers Magazine’s second in a series of Flood evidences concerns fossil graveyards. This rebuttal examines the validity of this claim by young earth author Andrew Snelling, and shows that omission of key information indicates the deceptive tactics that the author used in order to make his point. The rebuttal to “The World’s a Graveyard” can be read here.
Mar 25
The latest rebuttal is for an Answers Magazine article from the January-March 2008 issue. The title of the article was High & Dry Sea Creatures, and it was the first of a six part series of flood evidences. The rebuttal can be found here. The article claims that finding fossils high on mountaintops is proof [...] [...more]
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The latest rebuttal is for an Answers Magazine article from the January-March 2008 issue. The title of the article was High & Dry Sea Creatures, and it was the first of a six part series of flood evidences. The rebuttal can be found here. The article claims that finding fossils high on mountaintops is proof of a global worldwide flood. However, there is no scientific proof that the claims by the young earth author, Andrew Snelling, are true.
Greg Neyman
Feb 21
I’ve just posted the first part of a book review on the Answers in Genesis book Old Earth Creationism On Trial: The Verdict Is In. This is an ongoing review by Ruben Baron. The introduction and first three chapters are currently available. Click here to view.
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I’ve just posted the first part of a book review on the Answers in Genesis book Old Earth Creationism On Trial: The Verdict Is In. This is an ongoing review by Ruben Baron. The introduction and first three chapters are currently available. Click here to view.
Greg
Dec 15
As many of you know, Answers in Genesis split two years ago, with the US ministry under Ken Ham essentially casting off the parts of the ministry that stood in his way (he did not want oversight from anyone). CMI recently posted an article about their new operating practices which is a clear attempt at [...] [...more]
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As many of you know, Answers in Genesis split two years ago, with the US ministry under Ken Ham essentially casting off the parts of the ministry that stood in his way (he did not want oversight from anyone). CMI recently posted an article about their new operating practices which is a clear attempt at preventing any such split in the future. I’ve posted a commentary on this split here.
Greg Neyman
Oct 28
Answers Magazine published an article by YEC Paul Taylor which tries to discredit the theory that the dinosaur extinction was caused by a meteorite impact. The article contains three problems with the theory, all of which fail to provide any proof against the impact theory. To the contrary, when you do the math, a meteorite [...] [...more]
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Answers Magazine published an article by YEC Paul Taylor which tries to discredit the theory that the dinosaur extinction was caused by a meteorite impact. The article contains three problems with the theory, all of which fail to provide any proof against the impact theory. To the contrary, when you do the math, a meteorite impact makes much more sense than his theory that the iridium in the K-T Boundary came from volcanoes. You can read my rebuttal here.
Oct 20
Young earth creationists often use the argument that Noah did not have to take all the earth’s species on the ark. He only took one dog-kind, one cat-kind, etc. I’ve posted a short article addressing one of these claims in Answers Magazine. Click here for the article.
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Young earth creationists often use the argument that Noah did not have to take all the earth’s species on the ark. He only took one dog-kind, one cat-kind, etc. I’ve posted a short article addressing one of these claims in Answers Magazine. Click here for the article.
Greg Neyman
Oct 19
I’ve posted a short article about the 270+ flood legends from various peoples around the world. It is a response to an article in Answers Magazine. It can be found here.
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I’ve posted a short article about the 270+ flood legends from various peoples around the world. It is a response to an article in Answers Magazine. It can be found here.
Greg Neyman