The timelines of World History contradict Young Earth Creationism. According to Bible sources, Noah’s global flood-genocide occurred around 2350 BCE, but there were civilizations in existence long before that and they continued to exist right through “the global flood” uninterrupted. Besides the problems young earth creationism has with science (i.e. cosmology, radiocarbon dating, genetics), another dilemma for young earth creationism is archaeology. On numerous occasions, I have heard preachers claim that archaeology validates ancient Bible stories. No doubt, they are listening to propaganda passed on to them (and filtered through) Christian media and social networks. Christians have calculated the beginning of the world–getting a date around 4004 BCE. The problem is this: when you calculate it, you end up with Noah’s global flood-genocide occurring around 2350 BCE, but historical records and radiocarbon dating show civilizations going back much earlier than 2350 BCE. If the Bible were literally true, the first civilizations wouldn’t be seen until hundreds of years after the 2350 BCE date. But, the first Egyptian dynasty began around 3100 BCE and the history of their civilization continued uninterrupted until modern times (remember that every Egyptian person died in Noah’s flood).
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:55:41 +0000
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