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== Origins ==

== Origins ==

[[Image:Coal_contact_line.jpg|thumb|coal sitting on clay, with no evidence of soil]]

[[Image:Coal_contact_line.jpg|thumb|coal sitting on clay, with no evidence of soil]]

[[Young earth creationists]] believe that most coal was formed during the [[Great Flood]] <ref>http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/the_record_buried_in_coal</ref>.

[[Young earth creationists]] believe that most coal was formed during the [[Great Flood]] <ref>Jackson, 2006</ref>.

They make a number of arguments in support of this theory:<ref>Walker, 2001</ref>

They make a number of arguments in support of this theory:<ref>Walker, 2001</ref>

* The time required to turn plant material into coal is small enough that the biblical timescale is quite sufficient.  The vast amounts of time suggested by uniformitarian geologists is not actually required.

* The time required to turn plant material into coal is small enough that the biblical timescale is quite sufficient.  The vast amounts of time suggested by uniformitarian geologists is not actually required.

== Bibliography ==

== Bibliography ==

* Walker, Tas, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/328 Coal: memorial to the Flood] ''Creation'' 23(2):22–27, March 2001.

* Walker, Tas, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/328 Coal: memorial to the Flood] ''Creation'' 23(2):22–27, March 2001.