ABSTRACTS
Late-Flood, Channelized Erosion:
Still the Superior Model?
Michael J. Oard
Despite 150 years of research, uniformitarian scientists cannot explain the Grand Canyon. Their greatest difficulty is that the canyon was carved at an intermediate elevation of the Kaibab/Coconino Plateau. The current uniformitarian hypotheses, piping and overspill, both have little or no direct evidence. Creation scientists have two competing models: the Dam-Breach and the Late-Flood, Channelized Erosion Models. Before the canyon was carved, the area experienced the Cenozoic “Great Denudation,” in which 2.5 to 5 km of rock was scoured from the Colorado Plateau. Next, the “Canyon Cycle” carved the Grand Canyon and others. This pattern of erosion fits Tas Walker’s Recessive Stage of the Flood. Evidence favors the Late-Flood Channelized Erosion Model, while the Dam-Breach Model has major problems. However, the discovery of possible shorelines with tufa and new information on the Bidahochi Formation has infused new life into the Dam-Breach Model. These and other possible evidence are examined.
The God-of-the-Gaps Fallacy
Jerry R. Bergman
The so-called “God-of-the-Gaps” argument as evidence for the existence of God was reviewed, concluding that it has been greatly misrepresented by both the media and anti-creationists. In view of recent major advances in scientific knowledge, the claim that creationism resorts to a “God-of-the-Gaps” is not valid. In fact, there is now a greater need for evolutionists to use an “evolution-of-the-gaps” approach due to our more extensive knowledge of such “gaps” in the natural world. The only question is how the gaps are filled—by chance, time, and the outcome of natural law, or by design, by a supreme intelligence.
Groundwork for Creation Cosmology
Part III: Data
Andrew Repp
Creation cosmologies must account for a wide variety of data besides the finite speed of light; this article outlines some of the most important. These include, first, data supporting the Big Bang model itself: cosmic expansion, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), and the light-element abundances. Second, they include data giving rise to the ΛCDM model: baryon acoustic oscillations (and the statistics of large-scale structure in general), the statistics of CMB fluctuations, and the consistency of various probes. They also include, third, galaxy properties which change with redshift. The article concludes by examining several problems in mainstream cosmology: the H0 and S8 tensions, various CMB anomalies, the lithium-7 problem, the horizon problem, and matter-antimatter asymmetry.
Rethinking Paleoclimate Tipping Points:
A Creationist Reinterpretation of AMOC
Bistability and the Cenozoic Record
Kadyn Kunisaki
Secular paleoclimatology frequently invokes climate tipping points to substantiate predictions of future catastrophic climate change. This paper offers a creationist reinterpretation of two proposed tipping events—the Eocene-Oligocene (E-O) Transition and the Dansgaard-Oeschger (D-O) Cycles—both of which are commonly attributed to bistability in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Secular models argue that nonlinear feedback mechanisms within the ocean–atmosphere system, particularly involving the AMOC, trigger abrupt transitions between stable climate states. However, these interpretations rest on deep-time assumptions and proxy reconstructions that are inherently model-dependent. This study reframes the E-O and D-O events within a Biblical paradigm grounded in the historical reality of the Genesis Flood and a subsequent post-Flood Ice Age. Using revised ice core chronologies and tectonic data consistent with creationist models, the analysis shows that bistability is not required to explain past climate changes. The E-O Transition is better explained as a singular tectonic and oceanographic reorganization during the opening of the Atlantic Basin, while D-O Cycles represent short-term post-Flood climatic fluctuations likely caused by volcanic activity, not ocean circulation collapse.
Ultimately, the sedimentary and isotopic records, when interpreted through a Biblical lens, point not to chaotic tipping behavior, but to an orderly climatic recovery following the most significant global event in Earth’s history—the Genesis Flood.
Cells Are Integrated Multiprocessing Analog Computing Devices—Part 3
Royal Truman
In Part 1, we proposed that cells are best understood as integrated networks of analog computing devices, in which thousands of physically instantiated sensors—located in DNA, RNA, proteins, lipids, and membranes—function as variables that respond to continuous signals, especially concentration gradients. These sensors convert graded environmental and intracellular inputs into regulated biochemical outcomes, providing a systems-level framework that interprets cellular regulation as analog information processing rather than as isolated chemical reactions.
In Part 2, we extended this framework by distinguishing the immediate physical recognition goal of a sensor from its downstream major functional goal, showing how signal binding initiates stepwise recruitment and assembly of molecular machinery through adaptor-mediated If–Then logic. We further demonstrated that cellular processes are dynamically coordinated through recursively generated sensors, enabling flexible, parallel, and integrated regulation without separating hardware from software.
Cells can be conceptualized as complex systems executing thousands of analog computing processes, encapsulating concepts like cellular codes and biological information. Central to these processes are cellular sensors, which act as dynamic variables to initiate and regulate biochemical pathways. The sensor plus signal microenvironment autonomously orchestrates the recruitment and assembly of the molecular machinery required. This assembly generates new sensors, sequentially identifying the necessary components to implement the processes. Despite their foundation in physical and mechanical activities, cells can be viewed as sophisticated information processors. Therefore, principles from digital computer science—such as data structures, operators, algorithms, and programs—offer valuable insights into their operation.
Unshaken Foundations:
Reclaiming Earth’s History Through Scripture, Science, and the Coherence of Faith—
Paper 3: The Philosophical and Interdisciplinary Implications of Creation Perspectives
Jonathan K. Corrado
The debate over Earth’s age extends beyond scientific and theological discourse, engaging profound philosophical and worldview implications that shape how Christians understand God, humanity, and Scripture. As the culminating paper in this series, this paper synthesizes the insights and arguments presented in the previous discussions to provide a comprehensive examination of young-earth creationism (YEC) through a philosophical and theological lens. It explores how the YEC framework affirms the coherence of foundational doctrines—such as sin, redemption, and God’s nature—while challenging secular paradigms that compromise scriptural authority.
By addressing philosophical questions regarding death before sin, humanity’s historical origins, and the primacy of Biblical hermeneutics, this study highlights YEC as not only a doctrinally consistent position but also a worldview that harmonizes Scripture, science, and philosophy within a unified framework. These reflections underscore the transformative hope offered by a Biblically grounded perspective, inviting readers to reexamine assumptions, reaffirm the centrality of God’s Word, and embrace its authority as the ultimate lens for interpreting existence.