How do you explain “varve,” the formation of fine strata layers?

Some believe that the formation of fine strata layers, such as those in the Green River formation in Wyoming (which contains 20 million fine layers which represent one year each), proves the earth is more than 6,000 years old. Like many questions ...

How are diamonds, oil, fossil fuels, and natural gas formed?

Coal comes from massive amounts of trees and plant matter that have been changed by tremendous heat and pressure. Oil and natural gas form from fish, reptile, and animal matter under similar heat and pressure conditions. The most logical time for coa...

How did Noah take care of all those animals on the ark?

It is reasonable to assume that all types of animals on the Ark were young animals because they would weigh less, eat less, and sleep more. Many animals become dormant, lethargic or even hibernate during stormy weather. Also, after the Flood, they wo...

Did Noah take all the millions of species of insects on the ark?

Noah was commanded to take into the ark all the animals on land in whose nostrils was the breath of life (Genesis 6:17, 7:14-15, 22). There is no reason to believe that all the varieties of insects were on the ark because they breathe through their s...

How did animals travel from all over the world to get to the ark?

This question assumes that the world before the Flood was like the world is today, with animals specialized for certain areas. Today the world is 70% water and the oceans separate the continents. Also, some animals only live in a few selected locatio...

Where are all the bones of the humans that drowned in the Flood?

There are several possible reasons for few human fossils: God made the world full of plants and animals but only two people. Sixteen hundred years later the world was still full of plants and animals but still not full of people. There were not a...

How did the fresh-water fish survive the Flood?

This question assumes the oceans were salt water during the Flood like they are today. Many creationists believe the entire world was largely fresh water. Today about 30% of the rain water washes into the oceans, bringing mineral salts with it. The o...

Where did the water come from to flood the earth?

A popular question many ask is, "It would take 4.4 billion cubic kilometers of water to cover Mt. Everest. Where did the water come from to flood the earth?" This question assumes that the pre-Flood world was like the world is today. It would only...