Untold Secrets of Planet Earth: Catastrophic Caves

Untold Secrets of Planet Earth

by Vance Nelson

Caves are extraordinary underground spectacles of pure grandeur. But more than that, they are a wondrous part of the history of this planet. Though their formation is often presented as exceedingly slow and gradual, new untold secrets are revealed in Catastrophic Caves, which suggest otherwise. When and how did caves form? How do cave formations develop? How long does this take? Are modern objects ever encased in cave deposits? These and many other intriguing questions will be answered with hundreds of compelling photographs. The evidence in this book may change your whole way of thinking about caves and the formations found within them.

Genres: Science, Creation Science

195 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Haley Annabelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

If old earther read this, they would have absolutely no reason to believe in an old earth 🤷🏼‍♀️
Nelson does an amazing job of presenting evidence. So good that it even becomes redundant.
There were some very fascinating places and things presented in here.

[Michael Beck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing facts of science you will not likely hear elsewhere. Great for the Christian family, but also helpful for anyone to show how a young earth is easily proven by studying the world around us.

[J. Tayler Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

At the time of this writing, Catastrophic Caves maintains a perfect rating that consists of two reviewers who both thought the book was five out of five stars. I dove into the book to add my own opinion and to expand the list of reviews to three. What I found was a book with potential, but that misses the mark of its intention.

Catastrophic Caves attempts to prove the young-earth creationism theory, that the earth is about six thousand years old, by demonstrating that caves and cavern formations form in decades rather than millions of years. The entirety of the book is then dedicated to providing examples from around the world of cave and cavern formations, such as stalactites and stalagmites, that took less than millions of years to form.

Catastrophic Caves is accurate and promotes truth to the degree that a person is willing to accept Nelson’s position as true. Personally, I do not find that Catastrophic Caves is something I would recommend to others. Nelson seems to want to convince his readers that the young-earth creationism theory is correct, but his approach only attracts those who already agree with him. Nevertheless, Catastrophic Caves is an achievement of well-travelled research and the result of careful thought and planning. Possibly the best attribute of this book is its artistry. The graphics, cover, photos, and layout are all done with a high degree of skill that is very aesthetically pleasing. Overall, however the book looks far better than it actually is - if one were to judge this book by its cover, they would find its content fails to meet expectations. I also found the meat of Nelson’s book, the writing itself, to be quite average and very repetitive.

For me, this book is weakest in its overall enjoyability, and whether I think others would enjoy it. I think this book misses its target audience and it focuses too much on re-hashing the same argument and point over and over. However, it scores highly for the fact that it is trying really hard to be something serious that looks good and is good for people to read. I think it gets close to achieving its goal, but it just falls short. Personally, I would like to see Nelson produce something more scientific such as a peer-reviewed paper or a journal entry that captures his evidence. If Nelson were willing to address geologists and other scientists on their terms, I think he could potentially make a significant impact in the field. However, until then, I suspect the majority of Nelson’s work will consist of similar books and materials that look good but just scratch the surface of something greater.

[Jimmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book proving that cave formations such as stalactites and stalagmites don't need massive amounts of time to grow. The author repeatedly shows that the claims made by evolutionists that caves are hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of years old are made in spite of the evidence, not because of it.

Unfortunately, the author also threw in a dose of Protestantism in the conclusion, including an appeal to "accept Jesus as Lord". He even threw in a quote from Martin Luther, surly not a good idea considering the ways that Luther mutilated the Bible.