Hi Mike,
Your last link did not work.
However, much of what Glenn and others (who extrapolate and interpolate
the consequences of simplistic physical "laws") ignore is the result of
cataclysmic events.
We all know by now that events happen (at unpredictable intervals and
over VERY short time intervals) and we must be aware of these things ---
instead of naively applying our own notions of the ability of so-called
"science" to RETRO--PREDICT the PAST over millions of years.
Do I believe that type of "science"?
Somewhat -- but not very wholeheartedly!
Walt
MikeSatterlee@cs.com wrote:
>
> I'm fairly new to this list. So this may already have been discussed here a
> few months ago.
>
> Arch Bishop James Ussher's dates for various events in Bible history have
> been printed in the margins of King James Bibles for hundreds of years.
> Following the chronological information contained in scripture he long ago
> arrived at a date of 2350 BC for Noah's flood.
>
> I find this quite interesting because a recent article published at
> space.com, a highly credible web site, discusses in some detail the theory
> that a meteor, which apparently created a very large crater recently
> discovered in southern Iraq, caused a catastrophic flood in that part of the
> world only a few thousand years ago. It also mentions the fact that recent
> studies of tree rings strongly suggest that a major, short term, climate
> altering event, such as a large meteor impact, appears to have occurred in
> .... guess what year. Yup. "2350 BC"
>
> By the way, the article dates the account of the deluge found in "The Epic of
> Gilgamesh," which many Bible critics say was the basis of the Bible's flood
> account, to "circa 2200 BC." That's one hundred and fifty years AFTER Bible
> chronology, and the new tree ring studies, indicate Noah's flood occurred.
>
> The article, entitled "Comets, Meteors & Myth: New Evidence for Toppled
> Civilizations and Biblical Tales" may be read at this Web address:
> http://space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/comet_bronzeage_011113-1.html
>
> A London Telegraph article, complete with a picture of the alleged meteor
> crater may be found here:
>
>http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2001%2F11%2F04%2Fwme
>
> t04.xml
>
> Mike
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