QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Do fossils show signs of rapid burial?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: Do fossils show signs of rapid burial? Get Equipped: The New Answers Book 3 News to Know Quick Look After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program Answers Conversation podcast Video: Molecular Evidence for Creation, Part 4 Blog Highlights Pray for AiG Q: Do fossils show signs of rapid burial? A: An oft-repeated series of textbook illustrations shows a hypothetical animal dying alongside a stream. Before nature's degradative influences have full sway, the stream overflows, burying the carcass in mud, protecting it from ruin. Over the years, the mud accumulates around the remains, and eventually the entire region subsides, allowing even greater thicknesses of lake bottom or ocean bottom mud to blanket the area, mineralizing the bones and consolidating the mud into rock. Eventually, the region rises again, and erosion exposes the now-fossilized remains. This scenario would, no doubt, be applicable in rare cases, but it ignores significant advances in sedimentation theory made in recent decades. Geologists now recognize that most rock units are the result of widespread, high-intensity processes, accomplishing in minutes what has traditionally been attributed to slow and gradual processes. A global Flood would have done what major floods do. Such a Flood would have eroded and dissolved both soil and rock. Fragments would have been transported and redeposited elsewhere as sediments full of dead plants and animals, the creatures that died in Noah's Flood. Now we observe those sediments hardened into sedimentary rock layers, while the dead things have hardened into fossils. Read the whole article from The New Answers Book 3 to see how the Bible's history helps us understand the fossil record. Get Equipped The New Answers Book 3 Be more effective in defending scriptural authority and the truth of Genesis as literal history. Join Ken Ham and leading creation scientists and authors as they provide concise answers to some of the most baffling questions about Christianity today. News to Know Quick Look Duck-billed Dinosaur's Cranial Crest Has Paleontologists Crowing: The paleontologist who found the crested duck-billed dinosaur was correct that preservation of soft tissue demands special conditions—in particular, rapid burial. Life Lessons Illustrated in the Animal Kingdom: In 2013, it seems that animals—ever a prominent theme for evolutionary biologists—have proven a marvelous showcase for God's designs. Comb Jelly: World's Most Primitive Animal? Evolutionists are having a difficult time deciding which animal came first: the sea sponge, comb jellies, or placozoans. After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program Christ's View of Scripture Part 4: The Old Testament and the Gospel Part 3: Scripture—It's Our Authority for Life Part 2: The Unshakeable Truth of Scripture Part 1: Introduction Evidence of Human Evolution? Ethiopia—They Love Lucy! Photo of the Week To download this image for use as wallpaper on your device, right-click on the link below for the desired resolution and select "Save Link/Target As..." Mobile Full (4:3) Wide (16:9) Answers Conversation podcast This week Steve Ham talks with AiG speaker Bodie Hodge to answer the question, "Why Is the Virgin Birth of Jesus Important?"	This Week . . . Critical Thinking Questions (Jan 3) Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham Debate at the Creation Museum (Jan 2) Duck-billed Dinosaur's Cranial Crest Has Paleontologists Crowing (Jan 2) Giving Thanks for God's Blessing on 2013 Web Publications (Jan 1) Life Lessons Illustrated in the Animal Kingdom (Dec 31) Do Fossils Show Signs of Rapid Burial? (Dec 30) Hawaii's Volcanic Origins—Instant Paradise (Dec 29) Comb Jelly: World's Most Primitive Animal? (Dec 28) Video On Demand Molecular Evidence for Creation, Part 4 Watch Video Blog Highlights Ken Ham: Yes, the Debate with Bill Nye Is On Danny Faulkner: What's Up for 2014 Ken Ham: The Battle Between God's Word and Man's Word Continues Ark Encounter: Genuine Ark, Part 4: Gopher Wood Pray for AiG Pray for our major initiative for 2014 at the Creation Museum: free admission for all children ages 12 and under. Please pray for the many children we trust will visit the museum this year to learn the truth of God's Word. Resources Things That Go Bump in the Night 2014 Creation Calendar The Answers Book for Kids Volume 3 Connect with Us Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum See all networks Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
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