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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
LAND EMERGES FROM THE
SEA
Tectonic plate movement is a relatively recent addition to the annals of science.
Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist, was the first to propose the theory in 1915.7 The
process of plate tectonics (and continental drift) was not understood until the middle of
the twentieth century. Even today, there are still many questions about the process that
remain unanswered. However, there is now enough evidence to support the theory that science
has accepted it as fact.
Of all the theories and established facts of science that I am presenting to support
the Biblical Creation, this one is the most impressive, and comes closest to comparing with
the Biblical text. The Bible clearly states that the continents emerged from the sea. This
revelation is neither anticipated nor intuitive - certainly the author would not be expected
to know this. And yet, this Biblical assertion correlates closely with the scientific facts.
Today, we possess a more comprehensive understanding of how the continents formed
and how the tectonic plates move. This has led us to a greater understanding of the
Biblical text. It also allows us to conclude that the Creation Story has once again been
verified by the expanding knowledge of science.
NOTE:
7. Jon Erickson, "Plate Tectonics: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Earth",
The Changing Earth Series (New York, Oxford: Facts on File, Inc., 1992), p.19
(These are selected paragraphs within this chapter. This is not the entire chapter.)
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