About This Site The 8th Edition of In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood by Dr. Walt Brown is available to order here. It can also be read or printed out at this website; just use the links at the left to navigate through the outline of the entire book. The 8th Edition was published in December 2008. From time to time, new developments are added throughout this online version of the book. DVDs and other materials can be ordered here.) Earthquakes Pastor Kevin Lea looks at what the Bible says about earthquakes. He then compares the earthquake explanations of the plate tectonic theory and the hydroplate theory, and explains why there will be powerful global earthquakes. Origin of Earth’s Radioactivity Bryan Nickel has produced an outstanding 35-minute video presentation of this chapter at

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Watching it before reading that chapter in the online book is highly recommended. Grand Canyon: The Puzzle on the Plateau Mike Snavely’s explanation of the Grand Canyon is an excellent visual summary of the 8th edition’s Grand Canyon chapter. Filmed on location in Arizona and Utah. Includes quality animations.

About the Author Walt Brown received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow. He has taught college courses in physics, mathematics, and computer science. Brown is a retired Air Force full colonel, West Point graduate, and former Army Ranger and paratrooper. Assignments during his 21 years of military service included: Director of Benét Laboratories (a major research, development, and engineering facility); tenured associate professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy; and Chief of Science and Technology Studies at the Air War College. For much of his life Walt Brown was an evolutionist, but after years of study, he became convinced of the scientific validity of creation and a global flood. Since retiring from the military, Dr. Brown has been the Director of the Center for Scientific Creation and has worked full time in research, writing, and teaching on creation and the flood. For those who wish to know more about Walt Brown, a new book (Christian Men of Science: Eleven Men Who Changed the World by George Mulfinger and Julia Mulfinger Orozco) devotes a chapter to Brown. It may be read by clicking here. The Global Flood: Comparison of Theories Pastor Bob Enyart has just released a DVD/Blue-Ray production comparing in detail the three major explanations for the global flood: the canopy theory, catastrophic plate tectonics, and the hydroplate theory. Highly recommended. Click here for details. Written Debate The issue is: Does the scientific evidence favor creation or evolution? Dr. Brown’s standing offer for a strictly scientific, written, and publishable debate is on page 570. Note that a few initially agreed to a strictly scientific debate, but later changed their minds, insisting they would only take part if the exchange included religion. One evolutionist is so upset that a written debate will not include religion that he now misleads by saying that Walt Brown has refused to debate him. (Correspondence in our files shows how he no longer wanted a strictly scientific debate after reading the 6th edition of this book.) Dr. Brown has consistently maintained his position for 31 years: the debate should be limited to scientific evidence. If someone says, “Walt Brown has refused to debate,” we suggest you ask to see that person’s signed debate agreement. Oral and Written Refereed Exchange For anyone who disagrees with the hydroplate theory (explained in Part II of this book), the refereed exchange is appropriate. Anyone, regardless of their scientific credentials, can engage Dr. Brown, provided they have read the theory. For details, see page 571.