Table of Contents

Index of Creation Answers Book chapters

Lesson 1

Does God exist?
(Chapter 1)

Lesson 2

Did God really take six days?
(Chapter 2)

Lesson 3

What about the ‘gap theory’?
(Chapter 3)

Lesson 4

What about carbon dating?
(Chapter 4)

Lesson 5

How can we see distant stars in a young universe?
(Chapter 5)

Lesson 6

How did bad things come about?
(Chapter 6)

Lesson 7

What about arguments for evolution?
(Chapter 7)

Lesson 8

Who was Cain’s wife?
(Chapter 8)

Lesson 9

Were the Nephilim extraterrestrials?
(Chapter 9)

Lesson 10

Was Noah’s Flood global?
(Chapter 10)

Lesson 11

What about continental drift?
(Chapter 11)

Lesson 12

Noah’s Flood-what about all that water?
(Chapter 12)

Lesson 13

How did the animals fit on Noah’s Ark?
(Chapter 13 &
Chapter 14)

Lesson 14

Where are all the human fossils?
(Chapter 15)

Lesson 15

What about the Ice Age?
(Chapter 16)

Lesson 16

How did animals get to Australia?
(Chapter 17)

Lesson 17

How did all the different ‘races’ arise?
(Chapter 18)

Lesson 18

What happened to the dinosaurs?
(Chapter 19)

The Creation Answers Book

Study guide

Creation Answers Book

by Dr Don Batten, Dr David Catchpoole, Dr Jonathan Sarfati, and Dr Carl Wieland

Lesson 1: Does God Exist?

Textbook

Creation Answers Book, Chapter 1

Text

Introduction (pp. 7–11)

Discussion questions

1. What is the biblical definition of a ‘fool’?
2. Using an on-line concordance, look up other Bible verses with the word ‘fool’ in them. What else does the Bible say about ‘fools’?
3. What does the Bible say about those who are ‘wise’?
4. What is the connection between denying God’s existence and the increasing lack of morals we see in today’s society? (See Evolution and Morality.)
5. What would you say to someone who accused Christians of doing evil things during the Crusades (for example)? (See Genocide, evolution and the Bible)

Text

Biblical evidence for the existence of a divine author (pp. 11–15)

Discussion questions

1. Specifically, what are some archaeological finds that affirm biblical accuracy? (See Q&A: Archaeology for details.)
2. List and explain (in your own words) five biblical evidences for the existence of God.

Text

Non-biblical evidence for the Creator-God of the Bible (pp. 15–16, 20–26)

Discussion questions

1. How do the laws of thermodynamics confirm the existence of God? (See If God created the universe, then who created God? or Thermodynamics and Order for in-depth information.)
2. How is evidence for a young Earth/universe consistent with God’s existence?
3. List and explain four non-biblical evidences God’s existence.

Text

The myth of atheism and science (p. 16)

Discussion questions

1. Research the lives, credentials, qualifications, etc. of past and present creationist scientists. (See In Six Days for additional information.) Write a report on the scientist you are most interested in.
2. When did scientific disciplines begin to flourish? Why?
3. Some people claim that belief in the General Theory of Evolution (GTE) is essential to understanding ‘science’. Why is this not true? (See How important is evolution to science, really?)

Text

Is it Science? (pp. 16–17)

Discussion questions

1. Distinguish between ‘operational science’ and ‘origins science’. Which leaves more room for personal bias to influence conclusions? Why?
2. List the following scientific disciplines. Tell one aspect of each that falls under ‘operational science’ and one that falls under ‘origins science’ (e.g. for Astronomy, studying/counting the stars or galaxies is operational science while theorizing about star formation or the beginning of the universe is origins science. (See Naturalism, Origin and Operation Science for more information).
   • Astronomy
   • Chemistry
   • Paleontology
   • Archaeology
   • Anthropology
   • Physics
   • Biology
   • Ecology
   • Geology
3. Do science and Christianity conflict? (See The Belief System Behind Evolution and It’s not science!) Why or why not?

Text

Who created God? (pp. 18–20)

Discussion questions

1. Why does God not have—or need to have—a beginning in time?
2. What is the law of cause and effect? In the light of this, discuss the reasonableness of those who say that the universe had not cause.

Text

The Christian knows God! (p. 20)

Discussion question

How can a person have a personal relationship with God?

Conclusion

How would you would respond to the question:

“I read with interest your article about atheism, in which you state it is self-refuting. In its basic form, atheism consists of the lack of belief in a God. This can hardly be deemed self-refuting. Furthermore, it is simple enough to demonstrate that belief in God is absurd and irrational. An atheist needs do no more. An atheist does not need to prove that God does not exist—the theist must demonstrate that God does exist. Since this is not possible, belief in God is irrational, particularly when no theist is capable of providing a coherent definition of what God is.”

For an answer, see Atheism more rational?