Some old Earth creationists reject flood geology,[13][14] a position which leaves them open to accusations that they thereby reject the infallibility of scripture (which states that the Genesis flood covered the whole of the earth).[15] In response, old Earth creationists cite verses in the Bible where the words "whole" and "all" clearly require a contextual interpretation.[16] Old Earth creationists generally believe that the human race was localised around the Middle East at the time of the Genesis flood,[17] a position which is in conflict with the Out of Africa theory.