Oil’s Not Dino Juice—So Why Fossil Fuels? A Young Earth Take

What if everything you’ve heard about oil taking millions of years is wrong? Growing up, I pictured oil as squashed dinosaur goo, but that’s a cartoon myth. Oil’s really from ancient sea plankton, not T-Rex. Still, science slaps “fossil fuel” on it, claiming it cooked under the earth for eons. As a Christian who takes the Bible literally—unless it’s clearly symbolic—I see a younger earth, maybe 6,000 years old, not billions. So, where does oil fit in that? Let’s bust some myths and ask: could God still be brewing oil today?

Genesis sets the stage. God made the seas teeming with life by day five (Genesis 1:20-23)—plankton included. Fast-forward to Noah’s Flood (Genesis 7:11-23): waters explode from the deep, drowning everything. Imagine tons of sea critters buried under mud and rock in a global shake-up. Heat and pressure from that cataclysm, or even God’s design at creation, could’ve turned that mess into oil and gas lickety-split. No millions of years needed—just one wild year. The “fossil fuel” label? It’s a hangover from an old-earth story, assuming slow decay over ages. I’d call them “Flood fuels”—God’s gift locked in the earth from a world remade.

But here’s the kicker: what if oil’s renewable? Science says no—it’s finite because we burn it faster than it forms over “millions” of years. Toss that timeline, though, and things get interesting. Psalm 104:14-15 sings of God making the earth produce oil (okay, probably olive oil, but bear with me) and sustaining creation. Job 38 shows Him commanding the deep—could He be churning hydrocarbons down there still? Some folks push an abiotic theory: oil from earth’s chemistry, not just dead stuff. Maybe it’s both—Flood-made and God-refilled. If He packed the earth with resources once, why not keep the tap trickling?

The world calls oil non-renewable because their math’s tied to a clock I don’t buy. My faith says God’s not bound by eons—He’s the Creator who spoke light into being (Genesis 1:3). If He wanted oil to renew, it would. Sure, pumps might dry up, but that’s our pace, not His power. Romans 11:36 says all things are from Him—why not more oil?

This young earth take flips the fossil fuel tale on its head. Oil’s not a dinosaur relic—it’s a Flood-forged resource, maybe even a living gift. What do you think? Could God still be cooking up oil in His workshop below? Drop your thoughts—I’m all ears for this wild possibility!