🪨 Rock Language or Human Bias? A Katrina Catastrophe Speaks Volumes 📘 Creation 30(4):48–49, September 2008 ✍️ Dr Tas Walker, CMI-AU How do geologists “read” the rocks? Can sediment layers truly speak to us? While many claim rocks hold a story of supposed deep time, a Biblical Creationist perspective reveals the real issue—interpretation. And that interpretation is shaped by one’s worldview. A stunning case from Hurricane Katrina exposes the fallibility of secular geology and powerfully illustrates the need to begin with the true history found in Scripture. 📌 Main Point Rock layers do not speak for themselves; they must be interpreted. When the wrong worldview is applied—like uniformitarianism, which rejects the global Flood—false conclusions follow. The Katrina deposits show how even professional geologists can be misled when catastrophic events are misread as slow processes. The Bible offers the right lens for interpreting earth history. 🌊 Secular Interpretations Are Taught as Fact ▶️ Geologists often describe long, stable environments supposedly responsible for layered sediments. ✅ Textbooks claim layers formed over alleged millions of years. ✅ Interpretations sound convincing and detailed—as if the geologists were eyewitnesses. ✅ The same storytelling is applied to the so-called Carboniferous period, dated at 300 million years ago, even though it’s just an interpretation. 🌀 Katrina’s Catastrophe Was Misread ▶️ The 1.5m deposit in New Orleans looked like a slow, multi-environment formation—but it was laid down in a day! ✅ It was actually the result of a single catastrophic event: Hurricane Katrina’s levee breach. ✅ Observers witnessed the flood and rapid sedimentation. ✅ Each sediment layer reflected a different stage in the floodwater’s advance—not long-term climate shifts or beach building. 👓 Worldview Determines Interpretation ▶️ Secular scientists reject the Bible’s history from the outset. ✅ James Hutton popularised uniformitarianism, excluding Noah’s Flood. ✅ Geologists avoid catastrophic explanations unless they are modern and observed. ✅ As Dr Walker shows, without the Bible’s history, they miss the mark entirely. 🧠 Human Bias Admitted by Geologists ▶️ Researchers found that interpretation is influenced by prior beliefs and experiences. ✅ A study involving 200 geoscientists confirmed the role of bias. ✅ Even professionals are swayed by what they expect to see. ✅ Industry must account for this bias when relying on geological models. 📖 The Bible Gets It Right ▶️ When we start from Scripture, catastrophic sedimentation makes sense. ✅ The global Flood explains the widespread, rapid, and diverse layers we see globally. ✅ Scripture provides the historical record that modern geology ignores. ✅ When taken seriously, the Biblical account matches the evidence far better than secular tales. Explanation of Technical Terms ✅ Uniformitarianism: The belief that geological processes have always operated in the same slow manner, excluding the Biblical Flood. ✅ Catastrophism: The idea that rocks were shaped by rapid, high-energy events like floods—consistent with the Bible. ✅ Sedimentary Deposit: Layers of particles laid down by water or wind, often used to interpret past environments. 🧐 Conclusion This powerful example from Hurricane Katrina shows that even “obvious” geological interpretations can be completely wrong without proper context. The real problem is not with the rocks—but with the worldview used to interpret them. We must reject uniformitarian assumptions and embrace the true history given in the Bible. The evidence fits when you trust God's Word. 💬 Discuss 1️⃣ Have you encountered “rock stories” in textbooks or museums that you now question? 2️⃣ How would interpreting from a Biblical worldview change what we teach about Earth’s history? ⏩ Tell us what you think! Share your best ideas and comments with us below! 🔗 See the full article here: (fb)

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