In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood

This is the online edition of In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood, 8th Edition (2008), by Dr. Walt Brown. It is designed to be read online.
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[ Frequently Asked Questions ]

Part III:

Frequently Asked Questions

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. 322

u	How Can the Study of Creation Be Scientific? p. 324

u	Have Scientific Tools Detected Adam and Eve within Us? p. 325

u	Galaxies Are Billions of Light-Years Away, So Isn’t the Universe Billions of Years Old? p. 328

u	Why Does the Universe Seem to Be Expanding? p. 334

u	What Predictions of the Hydroplate Theory Have Been Confirmed? p. 339

u	If the Sun and Stars Were Made on Day 4, What Was the Light of Day 1? p. 340

u	How Old Do Evolutionists Say the Universe Is? p. 343

u	What Was Archaeopteryx? p. 345

u	How Accurate Is Radiocarbon Dating? p. 350

u	How Could Saltwater and Freshwater Fish Survive the Flood? p. 353

u	Is Global Warming Occurring? If So, What Causes It? p. 354

u	What about the Dinosaurs? p. 359

u	Have Planets Been Discovered Outside the Solar System? p. 361

u	Did the Flood Last 40 Days and 40 Nights? p. 364

u	Is the Hydroplate Theory Consistent with the Bible? p. 366

u	How Was the Earth Divided in Peleg’s Day? p. 368

u	Did It Rain before the Flood? p. 371

u	Did a Water Canopy Surround the Earth and Contribute to the Flood? p. 374

u	If God Made Everything, Who Made God? p. 382

u	What Triggered the Flood? p. 383

u	How Did Human “Races” Develop? p. 389

u	According to the Bible, When Was Adam Created? p. 391

u	Why Did the Flood Water Drain So Slowly? p. 393

u	Is There Life in Outer Space? p. 394

u	Is There a Large Gap of Time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? p. 397

u	Is Evolution Compatible with the Bible? p. 400

u	Does the New Testament Support Genesis 1–11? p. 406

u	How Can Origins Be Taught in High School or College? p. 409

u	What Are the Social Consequences of Belief in Evolution? p. 412

u	How Can I Become Involved in This Issue? p. 415

u	What Questions Could I Ask Evolutionists? p. 417

u	How Do Evolutionists Respond to What You Say? p. 419

u	How Do You Respond to Common Claims of Evolutionists? p. 420

u	Why Don’t Creationists Publish in Leading Science Journals? p. 422

u	What Is the Written Debate Offer? p. 422

u	What Is the Recorded and Transcribed Telephone Debate Offer? p. 425