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== Is Creation Separable? ==

== Is Creation Separable? ==

Creation as a concept is not separable from the rest of the Bible. The chief reason is that Jesus Himself attested to it, and attested to the [[Days of Creation]] numbering six and no more than six (and six twenty-four-hour days).

Creation as a concept is not separable from the rest of the Bible. The chief reason is that Jesus Himself attested to it, and attested to the [[Creation Week]] as consisting of six and no more than six (and six twenty-four-hour days).

But the direct falsifiability of the Creation story, apart from the rest of the Bible, is closely related to another story: that of the [[Great Flood]]. Perhaps it is for this reason that the central focus of scientific skepticism of the Bible has been on falsifying the Great Flood. The nearest attempt to do so has always been the [[uniformitarianism]] propounded first by Sir [[Charles Lyell]]. But, as has been shown, Sir Charles' assertion that "the present is the key to the past" remains merely that: an assertion. The scientific establishment has attempted to back uniformitarianism (now slightly modified from Lyell's model, because Lyell assumed no "beginning of time") with tools like [[radiometric dating]]. Today the [[RATE Group]] at the [[Institute for Creation Research]] are conducting a key research program to re-examine the entire edifice of radiometric "date" for geologic strata.

But the direct falsifiability of the Creation story, apart from the rest of the Bible, is closely related to another story: that of the [[Great Flood]]. Perhaps it is for this reason that the central focus of scientific skepticism of the Bible has been on falsifying the Great Flood. The nearest attempt to do so has always been the [[uniformitarianism]] propounded first by Sir [[Charles Lyell]]. But, as has been shown, Sir Charles' assertion that "the present is the key to the past" remains merely that: an assertion. The scientific establishment has attempted to back uniformitarianism (now slightly modified from Lyell's model, because Lyell assumed no "beginning of time") with tools like [[radiometric dating]]. Today the [[RATE Group]] at the [[Institute for Creation Research]] are conducting a key research program to re-examine the entire edifice of radiometric "date" for geologic strata.