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Summary: Invaluable Reference Work
Review: John demonstrates in this book that Flood geology is a exceedingly rewarding model within which to correlate all the geological data. Any new paradigm that challenges mainstream academic thinking is bound to encounter criticism. But when a new idea strikes at the heart of ones personal and religious beliefs, as Flood geology does, the criticism can be harsh. All geologists would benefit by understanding the concepts developed in this book. Especially valuable would be the exercise of interpreting geological data within a wholly different framework. A comprehensive index makes the volume especially useful. Almost any issue related to Flood geology is tackled in a sound, scientific way.
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Summary: A Storehouse of Worthwhile Information and Scholarship
Review: John Woodmorappe is a scholar comitted to answering your questions and solving the mysteries that may arise from the Biblical text and the scientific mind. I highly recommend this work. Read this book and get a great return on your investment of time and money.
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Summary: A much needed Flood model
Review: One thing that has been lacking in Creationary Catastrophism has been a concise and consistent Flood model which can explain the geologic record as it is found. Woodmorappe's TAB's model was one of the first flood models and it is able to explain some aspects of the geologic record. As Creationary Catastrophism has continued to grow, other flood models have been developed. The TAB's model may or may not be part of future flood modeling, but it remains as the first example of a much needed paradigm. Woodmorappe is to be commended for leading the way for others to follow.
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Summary: A serious creation anthology for every origins library.
Review: This anthology of articles explores a range of geologic and biological phenomena associated with the Cataclysm of Noah's time. Each of these papers were originally published as peer-reviewed articles in the Creation Research Society Quarterly. Titles include: Causes for the Biogeographic Distribution of Land Vertebrates After the Flood. (1990)
The Antediluvian Biosphere and its Capability of Supplying the Entire Fossil Record. (1986)
A Diluviological Treatise on the Stratigraphic Separation of Fossils. (1983)
An Anthology of Matters Significant to Creationism and Diluviology: Report 2. (1982)
The Essential Nonexistence of the Evolutionary-Uniformitarian Geologic Column: A Quantitative Assessment. (1981)
An Anthology of Matters Significant to Creationism and Diluviology: Report 1. (1980)
Radiometric Geochronology Reappraised. (1979)
The Cephalopods in the Creation and the Universal Deluge. (1978)
A Diluvian Interpretation of Ancient Cyclic Sedimentation. (1978) Woodmorappes' noteworthy doggedness in his study of each subject is apparent in each of the papers presented. Unless you have the entire past history of the CRSQ this is a very worthy addition to the library of every serious student of origins.
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Summary: Excellent Resource Book
Review: This Comilation of research studies by John Woodmorappe is an excellent resource book for either creationist or evolutionist! It is excellent for the creationist as it demonstrates causes for the biogeographic distribution of land vertebrates after the Flood. He discusses the antediluvian bioshere and its capability of supplying the fossil record, the stratigraphic separation of fossils based on a diluviological model, a quantitative assessment of the nonexistence of the standard evolutionary geologic column, radiometric geochronology is reappraised, the cephalopods, and a diluvian interpretation of ancient cyclic sedimentation. Creation Research at its best! For the evolutionist it offers much information, plus this: It has been said that those who do not know their opponent's arguments do not completely understand their own. By better understanding the creation model, the evolutionist can better understand his own model and his own arguments! Great Reading! A must for both sides of this important issue.
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Summary: Another solid work of analysis
Review: This is an intriguing collection of answers to specific "how could you..." questions arising from the Biblical account of the great flood, recorded in Genesis. Although the Bible's treatment of these events is not written in an exhaustive way and lacks a step-by-step description of many actions and events described, careful thought combined with profound respect for the text have led to a stimulating set of questions as well as reasonable attempts to answer the questions. Well worth reading, especially to test your working hypotheses against the solutions proposed in this volume.
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Summary: Scientific Research For The Flood Model
Review: This is one of the first books I read on Flood Geology that contained all the research that I was looking for. As a geologist trained in evolution, I needed the scientific approach to the research studies on Flood geology. I learned things in this book that I had always had questions about, but that my professors never had the answers for. Questions about stratigraphy, fossil distributions, the ice age, radiometric dating problems, were all addressed here. This book helped launch my own desire to continue doing research on the question of origins. As usual, John Woodmorrappe's research is thorough and well documented.
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Summary: Some Serious Creationist Research
Review: This work is an excellent way to show that evolutionists who claim "creationists don't do any research" is an obviously false claim. John Woodmorappe has been a dedicated Creation scientist, with important publications such as "The Myth of Modern Dating Methods" and "Noah's Ark: A Feasibility Study". Although I still believe that the flood model has a long way to go, John contributes an impressive effort in order to help our Biblical understanding of the past improve. The study on the geological column is a very important issue, and Woodmorappe offers an excellent chapter dealing with the "Essential Nonexistance" of the geological column. I have two problems with this work, however. One is that there are too many quotations used, and the other is that the material is a bit outdated in some areas. However, the book is a worthwhile addition to Creationist studies.
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Summary: Pulling it all together, globally.
Review: Woodmorappe has done amazing research! Some books about geology deal in sweeping generalizations. Others deal with one issue in a lot of technical depth and leave me wondering how the information ties in with other parts of the record. This book pulls together vast quantities of related material from around the globe and from all pertinent time periods into one picture. For example, just how many of the world's fossil families span several geologic periods? Woodmorappe plots "9500 occurrences of major index fossils" on 34 identical world maps that could be superimposed. Having such a vast quantity of information pulled into one place is a fantastic service to the scientific community and to interested lay persons. Several of Woodmorappe's previously published articles have been gathered here into one book, which sure makes it easier to have a great reference source at one's fingertips. As with all of Woodmorappe's material, this is extensively documented. One article has 807 references. Some material is, of course, rather technical, but the easy-to-understand summaries alone are worth the reading.
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Summary: Thoughtful, comprehensive, compelling.
Review: Young earth creationists are often accused of being unscientific or ignorning the facts. Anyone who says that has obviously never read this book. It is thoroughly scientific and carefully researched, drawing mostly from the general (non-creationist) scientific literature. A must-have for the serious student of origins issues (evolution/creation). The book convincingly refutes a large number of commonly-heard objections to the "young earth" creationist position, including:
1. explaining bio-geography by post-flood migrations
2. showing that there is not too much coal, oil, limestone, or too many vertebrate fossils, etc., to be explained by a young earth position
3. an extremely thorough study of the actual distribution of index fossils throughout the world with a creationist explanation for the "fossil succession" on a young earth
4. a well-developed case study on the stratigraphic distribution of cephalopods (molluscs, like the nautilus) showing how what is mis-interpreted as temporal succession (evolutionary replacement through time) is actually environmental sorting (animal buried in different layers because they lived in different places, not different times)
5. an explanation of how cyclotherms could have formed (and, indeed, must have formed) rapidly.
These are technical studies, but accessible to the serious layperson. There are only two things that I wish were better. Some of the articles are themselves compilations and contain a few points not thoroughly supported. More than that, I wish some of the articles were updated, but the author is busy with new research.
I own the book and I highly recommend the it, especially in the newly re-typeset version sold here.
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