The Faith Fabric of Creation

1. The Faith Fabric of Creation by Kurt P. Wise Truett-McConnell College

2. Why I am a young-age creationist (YAC) If YAC is true, how can so many scientists be so wrong? If YAC is true, how can any other position seem reasonable?

3. God Requires Faith Without faith it is impossible to please [God] (Heb. 11:6) Faith ≡ trusting God’s Word/character over human reason/observation (e.g. Hebrews 11). Abel (animal sacrifice covers sin… not logical) Noah (global Flood coming… never happened before) Sarah (post-menopause pregnancy… impossible) Abraham (Isaac seed… resurrection never before) Moses (go through Red Sea …Egyptians died!) Joshua (march around Jericho …impossible) Jonah (God is merciful …unwanted)

4. God Requires Faith Without faith it is impossible to please [God] (Heb. 11:6) Faith ≡ trusting God’s Word/character over human reason/observation (e.g. Hebrews 11). because God doesn’t fit into the limits of human reason His nature: triune; holy & love… His principles: ‘first shall be last’; ‘great must serve’ His actions: Holy God became sin? etc.

5. God Requires Faith Faith Fabric of Creation

6. Faith Fabric of Creation • Humans created with a desire to know truth • (ultimately fulfilled only when they know Truth – • i.e. intimate relationship with Truth Himself) (2) Scripture & creation designed to reveal truth (about Truth), but impossible to know Truth w/o His Word (3) Creation underdetermined… by design (many understandings – all fall short of knowing Truth) (4) Creation designed with intellectual speed bumps (challenge, but not falsify, all positions derived from human reason/observation… cause for pause)

7. Faith Fabric of Creation biblical example: Jesus’ 1st miracle The ‘governor’ had opportunity to be the 1st person to recognize 1st miracle of Jesus. Human reason/observation  the wine had been there for 3 days… He ignored the intellectual speed bumps… break in (Jewish) tradition quality wine in Cana? ladled into his cup (water purification jars) wasteful to bring out good wine 3 days into feast. He did not consult the eye-witness… So, he radically misinterpreted the data.

8. Faith Fabric & Science? 1) human desire to know truth + 2) creation designed to reveal truth Science But, without Scripture, it is impossible for science to know Truth… not only to know God, but even to properly understand the physical world… especially when God is active in ‘unusual’ ways theories 3) creation underdetermined α (5% error) 4) intellectual speed bumps

9. Application to Science The perpetually present speed bumps are to alert scientists to consider God’s Word After all, the creation says nothing. It makes not one declarative truth claim. Science is human interpretation of the data. Humans make truth claims – not the creation. In contrast, Genesis is an account of the only eye-witness – and a PERFECT eye-witness (saw, understood, remembered, and cannot lie). So eye-witness historical narrative vs. human interpretation of circumstantial evidence.

10. And the Bible says a lot… • in the beginning, earth was formless, void, watery, and dark [Gen. 1:1-2]. • [earth began before the sun] • [earth began dark] • [on day one: Gen. 1 & 5] God said ‘Let there be light’, and there was light [Gen. 1:3]. • [1st light on earth not sunlight] • [on day one, after creating light: Gen. 1:3 & 5] God divided the light from the darkness [Gen. 1:4]. • [after the dividing of light & dark: Gen. 4] evening and morning completed day one [Gen. 1:5]. • [on 2nd day: Gen. 1:5 & 8] God made the firmament, dividing waters above & below [Gen. 1:6-7]. • [after the dividing of waters above and below: Gen. 1:7] evening & morning completed the second day [Gen. 1:8]. • [on 3rd day: Gen. 1:8 & 13] the waters were gathered together and the dry land appeared [Gen. 1:9]. [continents form in one day] • [on 3rd day, after land’s origin: Gen. 1:9 & 13] the land yielded herbs & fruit trees after their kind [Gen. 1:11- 12]. [fruit trees before sea animals]

11. [622 ± 3 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18] Jared, at 162, begets Enoch (ggg-gs. of Adam: 7th from Adam: Jude 14) [Gen. 5:18]. [687 ± 3.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, & 21] Enoch, at 65, begets Methuselah (gggg-gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:21]. [874 ± 4 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, & 25] Methuselah, at 187, begets Lamech (ggggg-gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:25]. Among Cain’s gggg-grandchildren: nomadic herder, harpist/organist, iron & brass molder [Gen. 4:17-21]. [930 ± 0.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:1 & 5] Adam dies at 930 [Gen. 5:5]. [humans lived an average of 900 years before the Flood] [987 ± 3.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 12, 15, 18, & 23-24] Enoch was translated at 365 [Gen. 5:23-24 & Heb. 11:5]. [1042 ± 0.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3 & 8] Seth dies at 912 [Gen. 5:8, comp. vs. 3]. [1056 ± 4.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, & 28-29] Lamech, at 182, begets Noah [Gen. 5:28-29]. [1140 ± 1.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, & 11] Enos dies at 905 [Gen. 5:11]. [1235 ± 2 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, & 14] Cainan dies at 910 [Gen. 5:14]. [1290 ± 2.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, & 17] Mahalaleel dies at 895 [Gen. 5:17]. [1422 ± 3 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, & 20] Jared dies at 962 [Gen. 5:20]. [by 1536 ± 5.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29 & 7:11] sons of God had begotten nephilim & all flesh was evil [Gen. 6:1-7, 11-12]. [1556 ± 5.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 9:22-24, & 10:21] Noah, at 500, begets his oldest son Japheth [Gen. 5:32]. [1559 ± 6 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13] Noah [at 503: comp. Gen. 8:13 & 11:10] begets Shem [Gen. 11:10]. [people bear children at 503] [1651 ± 4.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, & 31] Lamech dies at 777 [Gen. 5:31]. [1656 ± 4 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, & 27] Methuselah dies at 969 [Gen. 5:27]. [1656-1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29] a global Flood kills all land organisms except those on the ark [Gen. 7:11-8:13 & I Pe. 3:20]. [beginning 1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13] capital punishment vs. curse for murder [Gen. 9:2-6, comp. Gen. 4:11-12, 5:29, 8:21]. [natural law changes] [beginning 1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13] humans add meat to their diet [Gen. 9:3]. [beginning 1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13] all land animals repopulate earth from Ararat Mtns [Gen. 8:17-19; 10:32]. [beginning 1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13] all modern humans are descendant from Noah’s 3 sons [Gen. 8:17-19; 10:1-32; Acts 17:26]. [sometime after 1657 A.M.: Gen. 8:16-20] Noah raised grapes, made wine, got drunk, & cursed Canaan [Gen. 9:20-27]. [1659 ± 5.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, & 11:10] Shem, at age 100, begets Arphaxad [Gen. 11:10]. [1694 ± 6 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Arphaxad, at age 35, begets Salah [Gen. 11:12]. [1724 ± 6.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10 & 12, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Salah, at age 30, begets Eber [Gen. 11:14]. [1758 ± 7 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, & 16, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Eber, at age 34, begets Peleg [Gen. 11:16]. [1788 ± 7.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, & 18, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Peleg, at age 30, begets Reu [Gen. 11:18]. [betw. 1788 & 2222 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-18, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Babel in Shinar is the first post-Flood city [Gen. 11:1-4]. [Babel is the oldest city] [betw. 1788 & 2222 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-18, 5:3-29 & 8:13] God confuses language to stop Babel [Gen. 10:25 & 11:1-9]. [all languages from Babel] [1820 ± 8 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Reu, at age 32, begets Serug [Gen. 11:20]. [1850 ± 8.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Serug, at age 30, begets Nahor [Gen. 11:22]. [1879 ± 9 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Nahor, at age 29, begets Terah [Gen. 11:24]. [1949 ± 9.5 A.M: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Terah, at age 70, begets his first son [Gen. 11:26]. [1997 ± 8 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18-19, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Peleg dies at 239 [Gen. 11:18-19]. [1998 ± 9.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24-25, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Nahor dies at 148 [Gen. 11:24-25]. [2006 ± 5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24-25] Noah dies at 950 [Gen. 9:29]. [2009 ± 10 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-24, 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:32, 12:4 & Acts 7:4] Terah, at age 130, begets Abram [comp. Acts 7:4, Gen. 11:32, & 12:4]. [2027 ± 8.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20-21, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Reu dies at 239 [Gen. 11:20-21]. [2050 ± 9 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22-23, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Serug dies at 230 [Gen. 11:22-23]. Gen. 5 & 11 longevities & completeness explain why Scripture not written until Job/Moses [2054 ± 10 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, Gen. 15:13, Ex. 12:40-41, & Acts 7:6] Abram moves from Ur to Haran [Acts 7:6 & Gen. 15:13]. [2084 ± 9.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-24, 32, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Terah dies at 205 [Gen. 11:32]. [2084 ± 9.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-24, 32, 12:4, & Acts 7:4] Abram leaves Haran for Canaan [Gen. 12:4]. [2095 ± 10.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 16:15-16, Acts 7:4] Abram, at age 86, begets Ishmael [Gen. 16:15-16]. [2097 ± 6.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12-13, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Arphaxad dies at 438 [Gen. 11:12-13]. [2108 ± 10.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 17:21-19:28, & Acts 7:4] Sodom & Gomorrah are destroyed [Gen. 17:21-19:28]. [2109 ± 10.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 21:5, & Acts 7:4] Abram, at age 100, begets Isaac [Gen. 21:5]. [2127 ± 7 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14-15, 5:3-29, & 8:13] Salah dies at 433 [Gen. 11:14-15]. [2159 ± 6 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-11, 5:3-29, & 8:13] Shem dies at 600 [Gen. 11:10-11]. [2169 ± 11 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 21:5, 25:26, & Acts 7:4] Isaac, at age 60, begets Jacob & Esau [Gen. 25:26]. [2184 ± 10.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 25:7, & Acts 7:4] Abraham dies at 175 [Gen. 25:7]. [2188 ± 7.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16-17, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Eber dies at 464 [Gen. 11:16-17]. in the beginning, earth was formless, void, watery, and dark [Gen. 1:1-2]. [earth began before the sun] [earth began dark] [on day one: Gen. 1 & 5] God said ‘Let there be light’, and there was light [Gen. 1:3]. [1st light on earth not sunlight] [on day one, after creating light: Gen. 1:3 & 5] God divided the light from the darkness [Gen. 1:4]. [after the dividing of light & dark: Gen. 4] evening and morning completed day one [Gen. 1:5]. [on 2nd day: Gen. 1:5 & 8] God made the firmament, dividing waters above & below [Gen. 1:6-7]. [after the dividing of waters above and below: Gen. 1:7] evening & morning completed the second day [Gen. 1:8]. [on 3rd day: Gen. 1:8 & 13] the waters were gathered together and the dry land appeared [Gen. 1:9]. [continents form in one day] [on 3rd day, after land’s origin: Gen. 1:9 & 13] the land yielded herbs & fruit trees after their kind [Gen. 1:11-12]. [fruit trees before sea animals] [after the origin of plants: Gen. 1:12] evening and morning completed the third day [Gen. 1:13]. [separate origin of plant kinds] [plants arose in one day] [on 4th day: Gen. 1:13 & 19] God made lights to rule day & night, and stars also [Gen. 1:14-18]. [sun, moon, & stars arise & seen in one day] [after the origin of the lights of the sky: Gen. 1:16-18] evening and morning completed the fourth day [Gen. 1:19]. [plants exist ere sun & pollinators] [on 5th day: Gen. 1:19 & 23] God created water and flying animals after their kind [Gen. 1:20-21]. [separate origin of flying/sea animal kinds] [after the creation of swimming & flying creatures: Gen. 1:20-21] evening & morning completed the fifth day [Gen. 1:23]. [flying ere land animals] [on 6th day: Gen. 1:23 & 31] God made land animals after their kind [Gen. 1:24-25]. [land animals arose in one day] [separate origin of land kinds] [on 6th day, aft. animals: Gen. 1:23-31] God formed Adam (1st man) from watered ground [Gen. 2:6-7 & I Cor. 15:45-48]. [separate origin of humans] [on 6th day after forming man: comp. 2:7, 21-22 & 1:23-31] God planted Eden and put man in it [Gen. 2:8 & 15]. A river from Eden divided into 4 rivers (Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel, Euphrates) to water 4 lands [Gen. 2:10-14]. [between planting of Eden and tempting of Eve: comp. Gen. 2:8, 3:14-15, Eze. 28:12-15, Rev. 12:9] Satan was in the Garden of Eden unfallen [Eze. 28:12-15]. [on 6th day after placed in Eden: comp. Gen. 2:15, 2:21-22, & 1:23-31] Adam named all cattle, fowl, & earth beasts [Gen. 2:19-20]. [on 6th day, after naming: comp. Gen. 2:20 & 1:23-31; ‘beginning of the creation’: Mark 10:6] God made woman from Adam’s rib [Gen. 2:21-22 & I Ti. 2:13]. humans were initially vegetarian [comp. Gen. 1:29 & 9:1-3] and naked [comp. Gen. 2:24 & 3:6-8]. animals were initially vegetarian [comp. Gen. 1:30]. at the end of the 6th day, everything God had made was ‘very good’ [Gen. 1:31]. [after making woman: Gen. 1:27] evening and morning completed the sixth day [Gen. 1:31]. God created in 6 24-hour days to example the Sabbath. [Ex. 20:9-11 & Mark 2:27] [physical world created in 6 days] On the seventh day, God ended creation of 6 days as foundation of Sabbath [Gen. 2:2-3 & Ex. 20:11]. [physical process changes] [later: Gen. 1-2] Eve, being deceived by the serpent, ate of the forbidden fruit [Gen. 3:1-6, II Cor. 11:3, & I Ti. 2:14]. After Eve ate, Adam disobeyed God [Gen. 3:6]. God curses the serpent more than the other animals, including having to crawl on his belly [Gen. 3:14]. God curses the woman with increased pain & sorrow in childbirth [Gen. 3:16]. b/c one man (Adam) disobeyed God curses His creation [Gen. 3:17; Rom. 5:12, 16-19, 8:18-23; I Cor. 15:21-22]: [natural laws changed] the ground [Gen. 3:17], including thorns & thistles are post-Fall [Gen. 3:18]. animals [Gen. 3:14]: no pre-Fall animal suffering [suffering of creatures ends with human glorification: Rom. 8:18-23, Col. 1:20; humans to care for animals: Pr. 12:10]. no pre-Fall animal death [animal sacrifice for human sin (Lev. 17:11; He. 9:13-10:4); peace in new heaven extends to animals: Isa. 11:6-9; 65:25; Hos. 2:18]. humans, including: no pre-Fall human toil [Gen. 3:19]. no pre-Fall human suffering [Gen. 3:17, Rom. 8:18-23]. no pre-Fall human death [Gen. 3:19, Rom. 5:12-19, I Cor. 15:21-22]. [no pre-Fall natural evil] [the Augustinian free-will theodicy defense depends on no pre-Fall natural evil] Eve was the mother of all living humans [Gen. 3:20]. [immediately after the curse: Gen. 3:14-20] God clothed Adam & Eve and kicked them out of the garden [Gen. 3:21-24]. [after leaving Eden: Gen. 3:24] Eve conceived and bore Cain [Gen. 4:1]. [after the birth of Cain: Gen. 4:1] Eve conceived and bore Abel [Gen. 4:2]. Cain grew up to be a farmer and Abel grew up to be a herdsman [Gen. 4:2]. [at earth’s foundation: Luke 11:50-51] Cain killed Abel, God cursed ground for Cain, & marked Cain [Gen. 4:3-15]. [1st murder: Mat. 23:35] [after killing Abel: Gen. 4:8-16] Cain moved to Nod & he and his wife conceived & bore Enoch [Gen. 4:16-17]. [130 ± 0.5 years after the creation of Adam (A.M.): Gen. 5:1-3] Adam, at 130, begets Seth [Gen. 4:25-5:3]. [235 ± 1 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3 & 6] Seth, at 105, begets Enos and men began to call upon God [Gen. 5:6 & 4:26]. [325 ± 1.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, & 9] Enos, at 90, begets Cainan (gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:9]. [395 ± 2 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, & 12] Cainan, at 70, begets Mahalaleel (g-gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:12]. [460 ± 2.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, & 15] Mahalaleel, at 65, begets Jared (gg-gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:15]. [sometime after the birth of Cain’s son Enoch: Gen. 4:17] Cain built a city and named it Enoch [Gen. 4:17].

12. [622 ± 3 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18] Jared, at 162, begets Enoch (ggg-gs. of Adam: 7th from Adam: Jude 14) [Gen. 5:18]. [687 ± 3.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, & 21] Enoch, at 65, begets Methuselah (gggg-gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:21]. [874 ± 4 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, & 25] Methuselah, at 187, begetsLamech (ggggg-gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:25]. Among Cain’s gggg-grandchildren: nomadic herder, harpist/organist, iron & brass molder [Gen. 4:17-21]. [930 ± 0.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:1 & 5] Adam dies at 930[Gen. 5:5].[humans lived an average of 900 years before the Flood] [987 ± 3.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 12, 15, 18, & 23-24] Enoch was translated at 365 [Gen. 5:23-24 & Heb. 11:5]. [1042 ± 0.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3 & 8] Seth dies at 912 [Gen. 5:8, comp. vs. 3]. [1056 ± 4.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, & 28-29] Lamech, at 182, begets Noah [Gen. 5:28-29]. [1140 ± 1.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, & 11] Enos dies at 905 [Gen. 5:11]. [1235 ± 2 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, & 14] Cainan dies at 910 [Gen. 5:14]. [1290 ± 2.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, & 17] Mahalaleel dies at 895 [Gen. 5:17]. [1422 ± 3 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, & 20] Jared dies at 962 [Gen. 5:20]. [by 1536 ± 5.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29 & 7:11] sons of God had begotten nephilim & all flesh was evil [Gen. 6:1-7, 11-12]. [1556 ± 5.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 9:22-24, & 10:21] Noah, at 500, begetshis oldest son Japheth [Gen. 5:32]. [1559 ± 6 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13] Noah [at 503: comp. Gen. 8:13 & 11:10] begets Shem [Gen. 11:10].[people bear children at 503] [1651 ± 4.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, & 31] Lamech dies at 777 [Gen. 5:31]. [1656 ± 4 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, & 27] Methuselah dies at 969 [Gen. 5:27]. [1656-1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29] a global Floodkills all land organisms except those on the ark [Gen. 7:11-8:13 & I Pe. 3:20]. [beginning 1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13] capital punishment vs. curse for murder [Gen. 9:2-6, comp. Gen. 4:11-12, 5:29, 8:21]. [natural law changes] [beginning 1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13] humans add meat to their diet [Gen. 9:3]. [beginning 1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13] all land animals repopulate earth from Ararat Mtns[Gen. 8:17-19; 10:32]. [beginning 1657 ± 5 A.M.: Gen. 5:3-29 & 8:13]all modern humans are descendant from Noah’s 3 sons [Gen. 8:17-19; 10:1-32; Acts 17:26]. [sometime after 1657 A.M.: Gen. 8:16-20] Noah raised grapes, made wine, got drunk, & cursed Canaan [Gen. 9:20-27]. [1659 ± 5.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, & 11:10]Shem, at age 100, begets Arphaxad [Gen. 11:10]. [1694 ± 6 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Arphaxad, at age 35, begets Salah [Gen. 11:12]. [1724 ± 6.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10 & 12, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Salah, at age 30, begets Eber [Gen. 11:14]. [1758 ± 7 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, & 16, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Eber, at age 34, begets Peleg [Gen. 11:16]. [1788 ± 7.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, & 18, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Peleg, at age 30, begets Reu [Gen. 11:18]. [betw. 1788 & 2222 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-18, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Babel in Shinar is the first post-Flood city [Gen. 11:1-4].[Babel is the oldest city] [betw. 1788 & 2222 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-18, 5:3-29 & 8:13] God confuses language to stop Babel [Gen. 10:25 & 11:1-9].[all languages from Babel] [1820 ± 8 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Reu, at age 32, begets Serug [Gen. 11:20]. [1850 ± 8.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Serug, at age 30, begets Nahor [Gen. 11:22]. [1879 ± 9 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Nahor, at age 29, begets Terah [Gen. 11:24]. [1949 ± 9.5 A.M: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Terah, at age 70, begets his first son [Gen. 11:26]. [1997 ± 8 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18-19, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Peleg dies at 239 [Gen. 11:18-19]. [1998 ± 9.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24-25, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Nahor dies at 148[Gen. 11:24-25]. [2006 ± 5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24-25] Noah dies at 950 [Gen. 9:29]. [2009 ± 10 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-24, 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:32, 12:4 & Acts 7:4] Terah, at age 130, begetsAbram [comp. Acts 7:4, Gen. 11:32, & 12:4]. [2027 ± 8.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20-21, 5:3-29 & 8:13]Reu dies at 239 [Gen. 11:20-21]. [2050 ± 9 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22-23, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Serug dies at 230 [Gen. 11:22-23]. Gen. 5 & 11 longevities & completeness explain why Scripture not written until Job/Moses [2054 ± 10 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, Gen. 15:13, Ex. 12:40-41, & Acts 7:6] Abram moves from Ur to Haran [Acts 7:6 & Gen. 15:13]. [2084 ± 9.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-24, 32, 5:3-29 & 8:13]Terah dies at 205 [Gen. 11:32]. [2084 ± 9.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-24, 32, 12:4, & Acts 7:4] Abram leaves Haran for Canaan [Gen. 12:4]. [2095 ± 10.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 16:15-16, Acts 7:4] Abram, at age 86, begets Ishmael [Gen. 16:15-16]. [2097 ± 6.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12-13, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Arphaxad dies at 438 [Gen. 11:12-13]. [2108 ± 10.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 17:21-19:28, & Acts 7:4] Sodom & Gomorrah are destroyed [Gen. 17:21-19:28]. [2109 ± 10.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 21:5, & Acts 7:4] Abram, at age 100, begets Isaac [Gen. 21:5]. [2127 ± 7 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14-15, 5:3-29, & 8:13] Salah dies at 433 [Gen. 11:14-15]. [2159 ± 6 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10-11, 5:3-29, & 8:13] Shem dies at 600 [Gen. 11:10-11]. [2169 ± 11 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 21:5, 25:26, & Acts 7:4] Isaac, at age 60, begets Jacob & Esau [Gen. 25:26]. [2184 ± 10.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3-29, 8:13, 11:10-32, 12:4, 25:7, & Acts 7:4]Abraham dies at 175[Gen. 25:7]. [2188 ± 7.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 11:10, 12, 14, 16-17, 5:3-29 & 8:13] Eber dies at 464 [Gen. 11:16-17]. in the beginning, earth was formless, void, watery, and dark [Gen. 1:1-2].[earth began before the sun][earth began dark] [on day one: Gen. 1 & 5] God said ‘Let there be light’, and there was light [Gen. 1:3].[1st light on earth not sunlight] [on day one, after creating light: Gen. 1:3 & 5] God divided the light from the darkness [Gen. 1:4]. [after the dividing of light & dark: Gen. 4] evening and morning completed day one [Gen. 1:5]. [on 2nd day: Gen. 1:5 & 8] God made the firmament, dividing waters above & below [Gen. 1:6-7]. [after the dividing of waters above and below: Gen. 1:7] evening & morning completed the second day [Gen. 1:8]. [on 3rd day: Gen. 1:8 & 13] the waters were gathered together and the dry land appeared [Gen. 1:9]. [continents form in one day] [on 3rd day, after land’s origin: Gen. 1:9 & 13] the land yielded herbs & fruit trees after their kind [Gen. 1:11-12].[fruit trees before sea animals] [after the origin of plants: Gen. 1:12] evening and morning completed the third day [Gen. 1:13].[separate origin of plant kinds] [plants arose in one day] [on 4th day: Gen. 1:13 & 19] God made lights to rule day & night, and stars also [Gen. 1:14-18].[sun, moon, & stars arise & seen in one day] [after the origin of the lights of the sky: Gen. 1:16-18] evening and morning completed the fourth day [Gen. 1:19].[plants exist ere sun & pollinators] [on 5th day: Gen. 1:19 & 23] God created water and flying animals after their kind [Gen. 1:20-21].[separate origin of flying/sea animal kinds] [after the creation of swimming & flying creatures: Gen. 1:20-21] evening & morning completed the fifth day [Gen. 1:23]. [flying ere land animals] [on 6th day: Gen. 1:23 & 31] God made land animals after their kind [Gen. 1:24-25].[land animals arose in one day][separate origin of land kinds] [on 6th day, aft. animals: Gen. 1:23-31] God formed Adam (1st man)from watered ground [Gen. 2:6-7 & I Cor. 15:45-48]. [separate origin of humans] [on 6th day after forming man: comp. 2:7, 21-22 & 1:23-31] God planted Eden and put man in it [Gen. 2:8 & 15]. A river from Eden divided into 4 rivers (Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel, Euphrates)to water 4 lands [Gen. 2:10-14]. [between planting of Eden and tempting of Eve: comp. Gen. 2:8, 3:14-15, Eze. 28:12-15, Rev. 12:9] Satan was in the Garden of Eden unfallen [Eze. 28:12-15]. [on 6th day after placed in Eden: comp. Gen. 2:15, 2:21-22, & 1:23-31] Adam named all cattle, fowl, & earth beasts [Gen. 2:19-20]. [on 6th day, after naming: comp. Gen. 2:20 & 1:23-31; ‘beginning of the creation’: Mark 10:6] God made woman from Adam’s rib[Gen. 2:21-22 & I Ti. 2:13]. humans were initially vegetarian[comp. Gen. 1:29 & 9:1-3] and naked [comp. Gen. 2:24 & 3:6-8]. animals were initially vegetarian [comp. Gen. 1:30]. at the end of the 6th day, everything God had made was ‘very good’ [Gen. 1:31]. [after making woman: Gen. 1:27] evening and morning completed the sixth day [Gen. 1:31]. God created in 6 24-hour days to example the Sabbath.[Ex. 20:9-11 & Mark 2:27][physical world created in 6 days] On the seventh day, God ended creation of 6 days as foundation of Sabbath [Gen. 2:2-3 & Ex. 20:11]. [physical process changes] [later: Gen. 1-2] Eve, being deceived by the serpent, ate of the forbidden fruit [Gen. 3:1-6, II Cor. 11:3, & I Ti. 2:14]. After Eve ate, Adam disobeyed God [Gen. 3:6]. God curses the serpent more than the other animals, including having to crawl on his belly [Gen. 3:14]. God curses the woman with increased pain & sorrow in childbirth [Gen. 3:16]. b/cone man (Adam) disobeyedGod curses His creation [Gen. 3:17; Rom. 5:12, 16-19, 8:18-23; I Cor. 15:21-22]:[natural laws changed] the ground [Gen. 3:17], including thorns & thistles are post-Fall[Gen. 3:18]. animals [Gen. 3:14]: no pre-Fall animal suffering [suffering of creatures ends with human glorification: Rom. 8:18-23, Col. 1:20; humans to care for animals: Pr. 12:10]. no pre-Fall animal death[animal sacrifice for human sin (Lev. 17:11; He. 9:13-10:4); peace in new heaven extends to animals: Isa. 11:6-9; 65:25; Hos. 2:18]. humans, including: no pre-Fall human toil [Gen. 3:19]. no pre-Fall human suffering[Gen. 3:17, Rom. 8:18-23]. no pre-Fall human death [Gen. 3:19, Rom. 5:12-19, I Cor. 15:21-22]. [no pre-Fall natural evil][the Augustinian free-will theodicy defense depends on no pre-Fall natural evil] Eve was the mother of all living humans [Gen. 3:20]. [immediately after the curse: Gen. 3:14-20] God clothed Adam & Eve and kicked them out of the garden [Gen. 3:21-24]. [after leaving Eden: Gen. 3:24] Eve conceived and bore Cain [Gen. 4:1]. [after the birth of Cain: Gen. 4:1] Eve conceived and bore Abel [Gen. 4:2]. Cain grew up to be a farmer and Abel grew up to be a herdsman [Gen. 4:2]. [at earth’s foundation: Luke 11:50-51] Cain killed Abel, God cursed ground for Cain, & marked Cain [Gen. 4:3-15].[1st murder: Mat. 23:35] [after killing Abel: Gen. 4:8-16] Cain moved to Nod & he and his wife conceived & bore Enoch [Gen. 4:16-17]. [130 ± 0.5 years after the creation of Adam (A.M.): Gen. 5:1-3] Adam, at 130, begets Seth [Gen. 4:25-5:3]. [235 ± 1 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3 & 6] Seth, at 105, begetsEnos and men began to call upon God [Gen. 5:6 & 4:26]. [325 ± 1.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, & 9] Enos, at 90, begets Cainan (gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:9]. [395 ± 2 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, & 12] Cainan, at 70, begets Mahalaleel (g-gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:12]. [460 ± 2.5 A.M.: comp. Gen. 5:3, 6, 9, 12, & 15] Mahalaleel, at 65, begets Jared (gg-gs. of Adam) [Gen. 5:15]. [sometime after the birth of Cain’s son Enoch: Gen. 4:17] Cain built a city and named it Enoch [Gen. 4:17].

13. If the earth is old God is author of biological evil (Augustinian free will theodicy won’t work) Adam & Eve are not the first humans (by hundreds of thousands or millions of years) no Scripture for hundreds of thousands or more years (Augustinian free will theodicy won’t work) humans never lived for 900+ years (Augustinian free will theodicy won’t work) Noah’s Flood was not global (did not leave any evidence) Babel is not the source of most language diversity

14. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God…” (Heb. 11:3) I believe that the Biblical origins account is true – one that posits a young earth created in six days, followed by the origin of natural evil at the curse in response to Adam’s sin, followed centuries later by a global Flood, and centuries after that, by the origin of language diversity at Babel.

15. Young-Age Creation Science Seems to Get Closer to the truth

16. Fossil Record Order 95% of higher taxa: Random plant divisions fossil order evolutionary order

17. Drawing by Michael Erkel • Pz plants in marine rocks • Pz trees hollow • perpendicular lycopod rootlets • flat-topped coal seams • flat-based coal seams • bark chunks in coal • thin coal benches • coal benches w/marine fossils • C-14-young coal • coal biomass • coal distribution • coals grade marine Fossil Record Order 95% of higher taxa: Random plant divisions • Pz plant size increase • Pz plants near extinct • Pz stratomorphic intermediates • Pz plant terrestriality increase

18. Cambrian Atdabanian Fauna Tommotian Fauna Vendian Ediacaran Fauna protists Proterozoic algae Pre C Fossil Order Archaean Fossil Record Order 95% of higher taxa: Random plant divisions domains & kingdoms bacteria

19. Fossil Record Order 95% of higher taxa: Random plant divisions domains & kingdoms Super-Phylum Stratomorphic Series Upper Proterozoic Diamictites PreC w/o Macrofossils Sudden Appearance (Spp. To Communities) Disparity Before Diversity Facies-Linked Faunas Facies-Linked Faunas Low-Latitude Very Thick Deposits Huge, Imbricated Megaclasts

20. Plate Tectonics: • Earthquake Focal Mechanics • Earthquake Distribution • Magnetic Striping • Polar Wander Curves • Mantle Velocity Anomalies • Continental Deposition • Flood Basalts • Trans-Ocean Fossil Distribution • Trans-Ocean Geology • Trans-Ocean Continental Shapes • Ocean Bottom Topography • Ridge-Parallel Geology

21. Catastropic Plate Tectonics: • Earthquake Focal Mechanics • Magnetic Intensities & Frequencies • Earthquake Distribution • Rapid Magnetic Reversals • Magnetic Striping/Blotchiness • Detach/Thrust Mechanism • Polar Wander Curves • Hi Press/Low Temp Minerals • Mantle Velocity Anomalies • Temperature Trends • Continental Deposition • Ice Advance/Ice Caps • Flood Basalts/Kimberlites • Thick, Widespread Deposit • of Unknown Provenance • Trans-Ocean Fossil Distribution • Trans-Ocean Geology • Source & Destiny of Flood • Trans-Ocean Continental Shapes • Windows of Heaven • Ocean Bottom Topography • Ridge-Parallel Geology • Fountains of the Great Deep