12-03-2003, 08:42 AM
drmlanc Wrote:This is the problem for us. I guess the way to fight such people is to show that the Earth is very young, and that 8000 years is not enough for inorganic chemicals to form the firct cell, then to form the first ape, then first human...
The Earth could be older than that, not that I'm arguing against Elaha's direct creation or that macroevolution of one species into a new species is possible. The post-Abrahamic genealogies at the least are abriged and the first six days could have been 6,000 years since a 1,000 of our years are a day to Elaha. While the pre-Abramahic genealogies don't seem to leave any room for their being abriged since they are so specific, "When Enoch was 65 years old, Methuselah was born," but the real importance can seen placing the meaning of the names in order:
Adam - Man
Seth - Appointed
Enosh - Mortal
Kenan - Sorrow
Mahalalel - The Blessed God
Jared - Shall come down
Enoch - Teaching
Methuselah - His death shall bring
Lamech - the Despairing
Noach - Comfort
Shlama, Craig