Changing the way you look at the world
Recently, I visited Canberra, Australia, and checked some of the geological information about that region. I wanted to understand where the rocks around Canberra fitted with Noah’s Flood. Canberra is the federal capital city of Australia where the houses of … Continued
A lecture by Prof Marco Fiorentini hosted by the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Exploration Targeting caught my attention. It’s entitled “Sulfur dioxide degassing during Archean and the genesis of komatiite-hosted nickel-sulfide mineralisation”. Before I describe why I noticed … Continued
In March 2014, Darren Aronofsky’s blockbuster film Noah opened in cinemas around the world (figure 1). Aronofsky says he has been long fascinated with the biblical Noah and dreamt for years of producing a film on this theme. He has … Continued
In January 2014, I visited Bendigo in Victoria, one of the towns made famous when gold was discovered in 1851. During the ensuing gold rush to the region, the Australian population tripled in just ten years. The gold in the … Continued
Reader Paul G asks: On your thread about the GSA and evidence for the Flood in the Appalachians, I was intrigued by a couple of sentences: “When they speak of 200 million years it’s getting toward the middle of the … Continued
Those studying geology and those working as geologists in geological surveys, universities, and private industry will enjoy this article by Brett Smith from a 2008 Journal of Creation. It may be a bit of a challenge: The current treatment of … Continued
As I have previously mentioned, the Australian geological map series is most helpful for a first assessment of the effects of Noah’s Flood. The geological section shown here is from the Wollongong 1:250,000 sheet (SI 56 09, second edition, New … Continued
The black stuff at the top of this picture is oil sand, and it is sitting on a white limestone deposit visible at the bottom. These sands, which contain an enormous quantity of oil by world standards, are found in … Continued
A geologist friend of mine told me recently that he is distantly related to James Hutton. That’s something of which a geologist would be proud since Hutton is widely considered the father of modern geology. Hutton’s big contribution was a … Continued
Mike Oard did a great analysis of this issue in the book he edited “The Geologic Column: Perspectives within Diluvial Geology”. Mike has kindly allowed me to post his article “The Geological Column is a general Flood order with many … Continued