The original Question was:How could all the insects alive today possibly have survived the global flood of Noah’s time? Answer by Craig Hawkins The Short Answer There is no record of known mass extinctions of insect families when comparing the fossil record to those alive today. Generally, only representatives at the family level needed to […]
Answer by Joseph HubbardThis question relates to a report in Time Magazine, published on the 7th April 2025, reporting on an announcement by a company called ‘Colossal Biosciences’, claiming that they have genetically reanimated the dire wolf, leading to the announcement that two pups, named Romulus and Remus, “Are Dire Wolves”. This is not a […]
The original question was:In his article, AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS: How did they walk to Noah’s Ark?” John Mackay writes that animals from Australia had maybe 100 years to go to Noah. Yet, he doesn’t answer how they would get back, nor does he address how they would in the process find food and ecosystems they were […]
Answer Diane Eager and John Mackay Some variations in dog size, head shape, coat colour are just normal ranges of variation that occurs in any living thing, including humans. None of these are evolution. But what about the extreme and unusual differences that have come about through breeding, such as giant Great Dane vs micro […]
Answer by Diane Eager This question refers to a series of experiments where scientists in China injected some monkey stem cells into pig embryos and implanted these embryos into sows. They implanted over 4,000 embryos. Eventually 10 piglets were born. Two piglets had monkey cells in some organs and tissues. The experiments were reported in […]
Answer by John Mackay and Diane Eager. These questions arose from a longer criticism of the events described in Genesis 3, especially the verbal temptation of Eve and God’s judgment on the serpent. The main issues raised were: The serpent is described as a wild animal, and according to today’s scientific classification system it was […]
Answer by John Mackay and Diane Eager The “harmful” gases being referred to are methane and carbon dioxide. Neither of these are dangerous to the environment – they are part of it. We also need to note that cows are a minor source of these gases in the overall ecosystems of the world. Both gases […]
The original question was: Creationists insist that when fish die they float, so they can’t be buried on the sea floor and slowly form fossils. But in cold water fish can sink to the bottom, and will not float to the surface. Why don’t you admit they can fossilise this way? Answer by Joseph Hubbard […]
Answer by John Mackay and Diane Eager There are two issues here: was the original water in the sea salty; and if so, how could salt water fish survive in freshwater? Flood Water The water in Noah’s Flood came from three main sources. The first was the water that had been created on day one […]
Answer by Diane Eager We need to start by asking: What is venom? Venom is any harmful substance secreted by one animal and injected into another by biting or stinging. Now to ask: what is snake venom? It is a secretion from the salivary glands of snakes, which they use primarily for digesting things. The […]