Do Creationists See it as Supporting the Biblical Creation and Flood?
Some 30 papers by creationists on various aspects of radiocarbon dating have appeared since the definitive work by Willard F. Libby appeared 40 years ago. During that time over 50,000 published dates, using the Libby Method have appeared in the annual journal Radiocarbon. This paper surveys and compares the views expressed by creationists in these papers, mostly in CRSQ, and summarizes the points on which they agree and differ. The objective is two fold, (1) to show that a substantial body of creationists perceive that the radiocarbon dating method, properly screened and corrected, dramatically supports both the biblical Creation and Flood, and (2) to establish a basis for harmony among creationists in asserting such support so as to confront evolutionists with this biblical witness and evoke a response. By biblical creation is meant a sudden appearance of the entire natural universe by divine fiat within six Earth days; and by the biblical Flood is meant worldwide catastrophic inundat
