Re: Noah's Flood (was Old Earth)

Arthur V. Chadwick (chadwicka@swac.edu)
Mon, 15 Apr 1996 13:14:13 -0700

Steve says:
> Let me ask you a question. What would you expect the stratigraphic record
>for Noah's flood to look like? I would predict something far, far different
>than what we do see -- regional scale graded bedding, present-day organisms
>entombed with extinct organisms (which is what I meant by a "jumble"), etc.

I have a well developed model I scratched out that I would be happy to
discuss or share with you personally. I think it handles quite well your
concerns. But since you have never seen a model that could do that before,
I would expect you to maintain a healthy degree of skepticism until we have
a chance to get together.

>
> And, if the evidence for Noah's flood is so obvious, why do 99.9% (just a
>guess, but care to survey members of GSA, for example?) of all geologists
>(including many Christian geologists) think it's a ridiculous idea (and have
>thought so for over 100 years)?

For one thing it is the easy route, as I suggested in an earlier post.
Maybe you can explain why only 8 people chose to enter the Ark of Noah.
Personally, I think the two are related.
Art
http://chadwicka.swac.edu