Creationism Challenges Geology

Abstract

The creationist movement poses a threat to the integrity of the earth science disciplines of geology, astronomy and oceanography as well as biology. Creationist authors promote catastrophism as the explanation of the earth's geology, claim that the fossil record resulted from a global flood, and insist that the Universe was created in six twenty-four hour days several thousand years ago. Proponents of “Creation Science” claim that their theory is supported by scientific research, but their documentation leads eventually back to the Biblical description of the earth's origin. If creationist laws similar to those in Arkansas and Louisiana continue to be passed in state legislatures, geology teachers can expect a serious challenge to the accepted principles and conclusions of geology.