Hugh Ross

And now we've got four methods that enable us to give accurate dates for when those happened.

The remains of humans, their artifacts, evidence for when they were cooking, because humans can't survive unless they're cooking and preparing their food.

And then the genetic models.

And they all come in with consistent dates.

from when those events happened.

Absolutely.

Because, uh,

You know, humans before the flood had the potential to live past 900 years.

And it tells us that Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters besides Cain, Abel, and Seth.

I mean, at a minimum, they were having 120 children.

And all the rest of the couples likewise.

So when God told Adam, multiply and fill the earth, he could have done it in his own lifespan.

What stopped that from happening is what we see in Genesis 4.

murder began to run out of control.

And so I've calculated in my book, Navigating Genesis, that the murder rate in the days before the flood was above 90%.

In other words, at least 9 out of 10 people died as a result of being murdered by their fellow man.

Humanity was literally in danger of self-extermination.

So God stepped in and prevented humanity from wiping itself out.

Well, what thrills me as a research scientist is that the more we learn about science, the more and more evidence we gain that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God.

So, for example...