First Printing, 2017

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Introduction

A previous booklet published in 2012, Questions for Evolutionists, focused on the problems and lack of answers regarding the theory of evolution (TOE). This booklet turns the issue around by answering questions frequently heard by Biblical creationists. The term Biblical creationist generally refers to Christians who stand behind a literaJ six-day creation as recorded in Genesis and supported throughout the Bible. The questions in this booklet are commonly presented by atheistic evolutionists and theistic evolutionists to creationists as "got-cha" questions for which, they think, there are no reasonable creationist responses. The answers to the questions here are provided by six creationists of varying Christian backgrounds, denominations, academic degrees and professional affiliations. We openly admit that we have a prior commitment in believing !saiah 40:8 that the "word of our God will stand forever." and we are also

compelled by 1 Peter 3:15 to "being prepared to make a defense to anyone

who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you." Apologetics, thedefense of Christian faith, involves both Biblical and scientific responsesto questions on reasons to believe.

Subject Categories for Questions and Answers-Q & A Groups

J. Scientific evidence on the age of the earth arid universe:Questions 1 through 5.

II. The Flood of Noah as to historicity, extent, and post-flood events:Questions 6 through 8.

II!. The biological evidence for evolution considered: Questions 9 through 13.

IV. The Bible and the theory of evolution-compatible or not:Questions 14 and 15.

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Because there are so many problems with the theory, hundreds of scientists have gone on record pleading with their colleagues to investigate other theories (2). At least a dozen competing theories have been proposed (3, 4). A more complete discussion of the defects of the Big Bang theory is found in Ken Ham's The New Answers Book 2 (5).

The BB is essentially a mathematical model of a physical universe, as are most models in astronomy and physical sciences. Furthermore, the theory doesn't explain the necessary precursors or cause of the BB. Before the BB all of the energy of the,universe is either existing or has the pre-existent potential to exist. The only explanation for the energy of the universe are words like "singularity/' "inflation" and "quantum fluctuation" used by cosmogonists to explain things which happen without explanation­as is the BB. When pushed for explanations, the "mu/Hverse" may be suggested. Science demands cause and effect relationships-but the BB proposes only an effect. The obvious purpose of the BB is to eliminate any need for our Creator, the God of the Bible. The BB theory, although supported by many scientists, is really not a scientific theory but rather a product of imagination and wishful thinking. The five references below discuss the BB.

1. David Berlinski, Was There a Big Bang? , Commentary Magazine, February1998, http://www.discovery.org/f/386.

2. http ://home pa ges.xnet.co. nz/-ha rdy/ cosmologystate ment. htm I.

3. Eric Lerner, http://www.bigbangneverhappened.org/. prefers a theory ofPlasma Cosmology, because of the many problems with the Big Bang theorylisted on his website.

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-standard cosmology. This site lists thecompeting theories. Many of the competing theorles exist because of specificproblems with the Big Bang theory.

5. l<en Ham, The New Answers Book, Vols I, 2, & 3 for an extensive discussionon questions regarding evolution-creation. See www.answersingenesis.org.

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2a. Does distant starlight disprove a young earth and universe? by Ralph Giffmann

Those who acknowledge the Creator have additio.nal resources to answer distant starlight travel time- within the Bible's time frame. Briefly, four conceptually plausible answers have been given regarding light travel from distant stars to earth.

{1) Just as God created Adam and Eve and animals with an apparent age and trees in the Garden of Eden would-have tree rings representative of their maturity, light from distant stars was spoken into existence along with the stars. This would be similar to the view held by St. Augustine and St. Anselm that God created the whole universe instantaneously. God is certainly capable of this (6). Question 4 also discusses this issue.

(2) The speed of light from the source is instantaneous and the speed ofreflected light is half the apparent two-way speed of 3.0 x 103 meter/sec.Creationist astronomer Jason lisle has suggested this solution. The two­way (round-trip) speed of light is always measured and known. It wouldbe consistent with the accepted the speed of light if directly toward anobserver light speed is infinite and reflected light from the observer is halfthe accepted speed of light. This is known as the Anisotropic SynchronyConvention (ASC), as discussed in reference (7).

(3) The passage of time in the far universe is based on faster clocks thanthose on earth. Earth time in days is based on the rotation of the earth.There is no earth for this way of time-keeping in the distant universe,where millions of years could equal one year on earth. Physicists JohnHartnett and Russell Humphreys have each proposed ways of usingEinstein's General Theory of Relativity in a time dilation model for howstarlight reaching the earth in a short amount of earth-time. RussellHumphries (8) and John Harnett (9) have complete books on this subject

(4) Some creationist astronomers suggest that the speed of light isdependent on gravity and light travels faster where the force of gravity is minimal in empty parts of our universe.

(S)The cosmk scroll model is presented below in detail by Mr. Walsh inQuestion 2b.

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