CSE Seminar Notebook - Free Bible Resources

And the ark rested in theseventh month… upon themountains of Ararat.—Genesis 8:4Mutations•Humans are now subject toover 3500 mutationaldisorders.•They are 1000 times moreharmful than helpful.•They don’t create; theycorrupt.•They indicate creation(changes in genes that alreadyexist).•No one has ever observedmutations causing anythingthat could remotely resembleproof that any kind of plant oranimal can or did change toanother kind.•9Noahdidnothavetogettheanimals.Godbroughtthemtohim(Genesis6:20,“shallcometothee”).Alsothepre-Floodworldwasmorelandandlesswater.(seevideo#6)•10 Only land-dwelling, air-breathing animals had to be includedon the ark. (Genesis 7:15, 7:22 Noah did not need to takeinsects.)•11 Many animals sleep, hibernate, or become very inactiveduringbadweather.•12 Allanimals(andpeople)werevegetariansbeforeandduringtheFloodaccordingtoGenesis1:20-30withGenesis9:3.•13 The pre-Flood people were probably much smarter andmore advanced than people today. The longer lifespans,Adam’s pre-programmed mind and direct contact withGod,andthefactthattheycouldgleanthewisdomofmanygenerationsthatwerestillalivewouldgreatlyexpandtheirknowledgebase.•14 TheBiblesaysthatthehighestmountainswerecoveredby15cubitsofwater.Thisishalftheheightoftheark.Thearkwassafefromscrapingbottomatalltimes. (SmartGod!)•15 The largemountains, as we have them today, did not existuntil after the Flood when “the mountains arose and thevalleyssankdown”(Psalms104:5-9,Genesis8:3-8).•16 Thereisenoughwaterintheoceansrightnow tocovertheearth8,000feetdeepifthesurfaceoftheearthweresmooth.•17 Manyclaimtohaveseenthearkinrecenttimesintheareain which the Bible says it landed. There are two primaryschools of thought about the actual site of the ark (see myCreation Seminar Part 3 video for more on this). Muchenergy and time has been expended to prove both views.SomebelievethearkisonMt.Ararat,coveredbysnow(CBSshowed aone-hour special in 1993 about this site). TheothergroupbelievesthearkisseventeenmilessouthofMt.Araratinavalleycalled“thevalleyofeight”(8soulsontheark). The Bible says the ark landed inthe “mountains” ofArarat, not necessarily on the mountain itself. (Seewww.wyattmuseum.comforthis.)•18 Thecontinentswerenotseparateduntil100-300yearsaftertheFlood(Genesis10:25).Thepeopleandanimalshadtimetomigrateanywhereonearthbythen. (Seevideo#6)•19 Thetop3,000feetofMt.Everest(from26,000-29,000feet)is made up of sedimentary rock packed with seashells andotherocean-dwellinganimals.•20 Sedimentaryrockisfoundallovertheworldandformedinwater.•21 Petrified clams in the closed position testify to their rapidburialwhiletheywerestillalive.•22 Bent rock layers, fossil graveyards, oil, coal, and polystratefossilsare bestexplainedbyaFlood.•23 PeoplechoosetonotbelieveintheFloodbecauseitspeaksofthejudgmentofGodonsin(2Peter3:3-8).19Creation Science Evangelism •29 Cummings Road •Pensacola, Florida 32503