Portal:Geology
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Geology is the study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth. This is usually taken to mean the formation of the fossil record or geologic column and other major features like mountains, rivers, lakes and the erosion that bodies of water cause as well as similar natural features of earth. The word comes from the Greek word geo meaning earth and logy which means "the study of." From the creationist point of view, geology provides clear evidence of the global flood described in the Biblical book of Genesis. It is asserted that the flood-based interpretation of geological formations strongly supports a young earth and goes against the long ages the theory of evolution requires.
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Catastrophic Plate Tectonics
Catastrophic plate tectonics is a theory that proposes rapid movement of the Earth's plates during the flood of Noah. It was originally derived by Dr. John Baumgardner, and substantiated by sophisticated computer modeling.
Many creation geologists feel it fits with standard geology better than other flood models because it offers a scientific description of the flood of Noah that is compatible with plate tectonics and continental drift theories. It also provides a mechanism for the source and recession of the flood water (i.e. the fountains of the great deep), and accepts the conventional interpretation of events like earthquakes and volcanic activity. Because it simply requires an accelerated timescale for plate movement, the conflict with traditional uniformitarian geology is also minimal.
Baumgardner's model is illustrated in the 27 minute documentary titled: In the Beginning: Catastrophic Plate Tectonics and the Genesis Flood, which was produced in 1996 by Keziah and American Portrait Films.
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Dr. John R. Baumgardner has a B.S and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University 1968, and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University 1970. He also received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geophysics and Space Physics from UCLA - 1983. John works as a staff scientist in the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he has continued his research in planetary mantle dynamics, including the potential for catastrophic mantle overturn. Dr Baumgardner’s current technical work at Los Alamos includes development of a new global ocean model for investigating climate change.
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One of the ironies of the evolution-creation debate is that the creationists have accepted the mistaken notion that the fossil record shows a detailed and orderly progression and they have gone to great lengths to accommodate this "fact" in their Flood geology.
(David M. Raup, "Evolution and the Fossil Record", Science, Vol. 213, No. 4505, 17 July 1981, p.289).
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Did you know...
- Tunnels seen on ground-penetrating radar scans of the Ark at Durupinar. NBC News, November 10, 2025.
- Discovery of rapid rock formation within decades challenges Evolution timescales. The Guardian, August 27, 2025.
- Soil analysis of the Ark site at Durupinar supports evidence of decayed wood or other organic materials at the site, reported on by FOX News, May 26, 2025.
- The ground penetrating radar scans of the Ark at Durupinar are reported on extensively[1][2] by the New York Post, May 13, 2025.
- Creationist geologist David McQueen passes away at 72. Answers in Genesis, April 8, 2025.
- Michael Oard claims polystrate trees and fossil forests are explained by Flood log mats, per Creation Ministries International as reported on April 2, 2025.
- Creationist Andrew Snelling reveals support for rapid geologic change from analysis of Grand Canyon rocks. Answers in Genesis, February 4, 2025.
- Japan's coastline moved over 800 feet after the devastating Jan 1. earthquake - rapid geology. LiveScience, January 15, 2024.
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