Episode 119: Creationist Plate Tectonics??? With Sarah Peterson

Plate tectonics tells us all about how the continents are drifting along at a centimeter or two a year, ever so gradually reshaping the surface of the earth, remaking the ocean floor, and causing earthquakes and volcanoes the world over. But what if it went a lot faster? In this episode, Todd and Paul chat with geophysicist Sarah Peterson about the CATASTROPHIC version of plate tectonics that has become the leading model of how the Flood happened. Sarah walks us through both the basic concepts of tectonics and how Catastrophic Plate Tectonics explains even more than the slow, conventional version. If you've ever wondered how volcanoes, earthquakes, and continental drift fit in the creation model, this episode is for you!Papers mentioned in this episodePetersen, Sarah and Baumgardner, John (2023) "Catastrophic Plate Tectonics and the Tectonics of Western North America," Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism: Vol. 9, Article 33.DOI: 10.15385/jpicc.2023.9.1.54Available at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/icc_proceedings/vol9/iss1/33Austin, Steven A.; Baumgardner, John R.; Humphreys, D. Russell; Snelling, Andrew A.; Vardiman, Larry; and Wise, Kurt P. (1994) "Catastrophic Plate Tectonics: A Global Flood Model of Earth History," Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism: Vol. 3, Article 56.Available at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/icc_proceedings/vol3/iss1/56Baumgardner, John R. (1994) "Computer Modeling of the Large Scale Tectonics Associated With the Genesis Flood," Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism: Vol. 3, Article 15.Available at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/icc_proceedings/vol3/iss1/15Baumgardner, John R. (1994) "Runaway Subduction as the Driving Mechanism for the Genesis Flood," Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism: Vol. 3, Article 14.Available at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/icc_proceedings/vol3/iss1/14🏫Support Paul’s work at Biblical Creation Trust and the Cambridge House Project at https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/🎁Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect or https://biblicalcreationtrust.org📫Send questions to podcast@coresci.org⛺Come to our Fall RetreatTheme: The FallSpeaker: Todd WoodGet Tickets here: https://coresci.org/smokies🔬📖Donate to Support the Mentoring of the Next Generation of Creation Scholarshttps://coresci.org/index.php/sanders-scholars/🎁Give to the Core Academy general fundhttps://coresci.org/donate📘Search the Core Academy Library https://coresci.org/library🎁Support the podcast by going to https://letstalkcreation.org🔬Join Todd’s Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/researchreportsEmail us with comments or questions at: podcast@coresci.orgCheck us out on social media and consider donating to support this podcastCore Academy of Science Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coresci.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreacademyofscience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoreacadInfo Website: https://coresci.org/ Biblical Creation Trust Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biblicalcreationtrust Twitter: https://twitter.com/bct_origins Website: https://www.biblicalcreationtrust.org/For questions and comments email podcast@coresci.org Please consider supporting this work by going to https://coresci.org/connect orhttps://biblicalcreationtrust.org*Disclaimer: Things mentioned in the Show Notes are not endorsements of people, places, or things discussed in the podcast, but rather a record of what was spoken about and helpful links to material for our listeners.