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. 444
u How Can the Study of Creation Be Scientific? p. 446
u Why Is the Universe Expanding? p. 447
u Galaxies Are Billions of Light-Years Away, So Isn’t the Universe Billions of Years Old? p. 462
u If the Sun and Stars Were Made on Day 4, What Was the Light of Day 1? p. 467
u If God Made Everything, Who Made God? p. 469
u How Old Do Evolutionists Say the Universe Is? p. 470
u What Was Archaeopteryx? p. 472
u What Are the Predictions of the Hydroplate Theory? p. 475
u What Triggered the Flood? p. 477
u Did It Rain before the Flood? What Generated the Preflood Mist? p. 483
u Have Parts of the Collapsed Subterranean Chamber Been Found? p. 490
u Why did the Moon Roll—and When? p. 492
u When Was the Flood, the Exodus, and Creation? p. 493
u Did the Flood Last 40 Days and 40 Nights? p. 497
u Could Earth’s Mountain Ranges Form in Less Than an Hour? p. 499
u Is the Hydroplate Theory Consistent with the Bible? p. 501
u What about the Dinosaurs? p. 507
u Why Is Global Warming Occurring? What Can Be Done About It? p. 509
u Does Recently Declassified Data Falsify Plate Tectonic Theory? p. 515
u Why Have So Few Human Fossils Been Found? p. 516
u How Could Saltwater and Freshwater Fish Survive the Flood? p. 517
u Why Did the Flood Water Drain So Slowly? p. 519
u According to the Bible, When Was Adam Created? p. 521
u How Accurate Is Radiocarbon Dating? p. 523
u Why Did People Live for about 900 Years before the Flood? p. 527
u Have Planets Been Discovered Outside the Solar System? p. 530
u How Was the Earth Divided in Peleg’s Day? p. 533
u Did a Water Canopy Surround Earth and Contribute to the Flood? p. 536
u Why Don’t Creationists Publish in Leading Science Journals? p. 544
u How Did Human “Races” Develop? p. 545
u Is There a Large Gap of Time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? p. 546
u Is There Life in Outer Space? p. 548
u Have Scientific Tools Detected Adam and Eve within Us? p. 551
u Is Evolution Compatible with the Bible? p. 555
u What Questions Could I Ask Evolutionists? p. 563
u What Are the Social Consequences of Belief in Evolution? p. 569
u Does the New Testament Support Genesis 1–11? p. 571
u How Can I Become Involved in This Issue? p. 574
u Why Do Creation Organizations Have Differences? p. 576
u How Harmful Is False Scientific Information? p. 582
u How Do You Respond to Common Claims of Evolutionists? p. 583
u How Do Evolutionists Respond to What You Say? p. 585
u What Is the Written Debate Offer? p. 588
u What Is the Direct (Oral and Written) Refereed Exchange? p. 589