There is sound, geological evidence that suggests
the earth is no older than 10,000 years, according to a feature article in the
June 16 issue of U.S. News and World Report. John Baumgardner, acclaimed
by the magazines as ` . . . the world's preeminent expert in the design of
computer models for geophysical convection,' has designed a computer program
named Terra that demonstrates the processes by which the Earth creates
volcanoes, earthquakes, and the movement of the continental plates. However,
Baumgardner, described in the magazine as a `. . fundamentalist Christian who
believes, in accordance with the Bible, that the earth was created by God less
than 10,000 years ago,' designed Terra expressly to prove that the story of Noah
and the flood actually happened as the Bible described it. Now, a tool that is
used by geophysicists around the world tangibly demonstrates the geological
validity of a global flood.
Baumgardner, who received a master's from Princeton in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. from UCLA in geophysics, suggests that when God decided to bring judgment upon the earth, He caused an enormous surge of magma to rush from the Earth's core at an incredible velocity. The material ballooned close to the Earth's surface displacing a tidal wave of seawater over the continents. After 150 days, the bubble retreated with equal speed into the Earth, and as the continents emerged, they sent the runoff back to the oceans at around 100 miles per hour. US News pointed out that a very fast river with a substantial erosion capacity runs at only ten miles per hour. Baumgardner suggests that a 100-mile-per-hour runoff would have been sufficient to create the Grand Canyon and other massive geological features and to deposit the various sedimentary layers in about one week.
Terra, when fed the proper data, viably demonstrates the various elements of the geological process that would produce such an event. Baumgardner challenges opposing theories in several areas. Citing the inconsistencies in popular dating techniques, he says there is legitimate reason to question radiometric measurements. He also points to the differences in erosion and sedimentary patterns between various rivers, and to the discrepancies in various fossil records, as a further evidence of a global flood. Secular geologists discount his theory, but they don't discount his qualifications, or his contributions to the study of geological transformation . . . . —The Christian News 10/26/98
Not much has changed since the Scopes trial in 1925. A recent survey of 1,000 of the top scientists in America, members of the select National Academy of Sciences, revealed that approximately 75% are atheists. This is an increase of 50% in the last 85 years. (But the Bible still says "The fool has said in his heart, `there is no God.'"- N.P.) - Dr. Edward J. Larson, U. of Ga. in Atlanta Constitution 2/7/99 — From Christian View of the News
