Below is the online edition of In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood,
by Dr. Walt Brown. Copyright © Center for Scientific Creation. All rights reserved.
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Most questions concerning origins are answered in Parts I and II. Of the questions that remain, the following are some of the most frequently asked in my seminars and public presentations. These topics can be read in any order.
u Why Are Creation and the Flood Important? p. 399
u How Can the Study of Creation Be Scientific? p. 401
u Galaxies Are Billions of Light-Years Away, So Isn’t the Universe Billions of Years Old? p. 402
u Why Does the Universe Seem to Be Expanding? p. 407
u If the Sun and Stars Were Made on Day 4, What Was the Light of Day 1? p. 414
u How Old Do Evolutionists Say the Universe Is? p. 417
u What Was Archaeopteryx? p. 419
u What Does the Hydroplate Theory Predict? p. 422
u Is Global Warming Occurring? If So, What Causes It? p. 424
u Have Planets Been Discovered Outside the Solar System? p. 429
u What about the Dinosaurs? p. 431
u What Triggered the Flood? p. 434
u Did It Rain before the Flood? p. 440
u How Could Saltwater and Freshwater Fish Survive the Flood? p. 447
u Did the Flood Last 40 Days and 40 Nights? p. 449
u Is the Hydroplate Theory Consistent with the Bible? p. 451
u How Was the Earth Divided in Peleg’s Day? p. 456
u How Accurate Is Radiocarbon Dating? p. 459
u Why Did the Flood Water Drain So Slowly? p. 463
u According to the Bible, When Was Adam Created? p. 465
u Why Did People Live for about 900 Years before the Flood? p. 467
u Did a Water Canopy Surround the Earth and Contribute to the Flood? p. 469
u How Did Human “Races” Develop? p. 478
u Is There a Large Gap of Time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? p. 480
u Is There Life in Outer Space? p. 482
u Have Scientific Tools Detected Adam and Eve within Us? p. 484
u Is Evolution Compatible with the Bible? p. 488
u What Questions Could I Ask Evolutionists? p. 495
u If God Made Everything, Who Made God? p. 497
u How Can Origins Be Taught in High School or College? p. 498
u What Are the Social Consequences of Belief in Evolution? p. 501
u Does the New Testament Support Genesis 1–11? p. 503
u How Can I Become Involved in This Issue? p. 506
u Why Do Creation Organizations Have Differences? p. 508
u How Do You Respond to Common Claims of Evolutionists? p. 513
u How Do Evolutionists Respond to What You Say? p. 516
u Why Don’t Creationists Publish in Leading Science Journals? p. 517
u What Is the Written Debate Offer? p. 517
u What Is the Direct (Oral and Written) Refereed Exchange? p. 520