True, both creationists and evolutionists can make predictions about fossils, based on our existing knowledge of other fossils. That in itself doesn't really provide the insight we need.
We're all interested in the question of what provides real explanatory power. What explains why we see what we see?
Personally, I am willing to believe in a global flood (miraculously caused, not naturalistic, I might add), but not the idea that it is responsible for the fossil record. The characteristics of the fossil record don't seem to correlate well with the idea of a single flood laying it all down.
The fossil record really does seem to show a series of lifeforms one after the other chronologically. Evolutionists conclude that each evolved from what preceded it but the fossil record doesn't seem to demonstrate that convincingly--the expected transitions between major groups (e.g. reptiles to birds) are simply not there.
As a Christian I'm keen to see how the Bible explains what really happened. Going just by the fossils, the "day-age" idea seems to fit best. But it's by no means straight-forward. Nothing seems straight-forward.
True, both creationists and evolutionists can make predictions about fossils, based on our existing knowledge of other fossils. That in itself doesn't really provide the insight we need.
We're all interested in the question of what provides real explanatory power. What explains why we see what we see?
Personally, I am willing to believe in a global flood (miraculously caused, not naturalistic, I might add), but not the idea that it is responsible for the fossil record. The characteristics of the fossil record don't seem to correlate well with the idea of a single flood laying it all down.
The fossil record really does seem to show a series of lifeforms one after the other chronologically. Evolutionists conclude that each evolved from what preceded it but the fossil record doesn't seem to demonstrate that convincingly--the expected transitions between major groups (e.g. reptiles to birds) are simply not there.
As a Christian I'm keen to see how the Bible explains what really happened. Going just by the fossils, the "day-age" idea seems to fit best. But it's by no means straight-forward. Nothing seems straight-forward.