Re: oral tradition

Jim Bell (70672.1241@compuserve.com)
09 Oct 95 15:13:21 EDT

Glenn writes:

<<I would point out that not all experts would agree with your opinion that
there is no evidence for language prior to 40,000 years. I know, that some
would agree with you. There is evidence on both sides of this coin, but the
fact that Broca's area which is used for motor control of language is found
as far back as 2 million years, is a fact which is always ignored by the non
language advocates. >>

Of course, even if we grant a 2 million year range, that still leaves an
enormous gap of 3.5 million years vis-a-vis Glenn's flood. That, it seems to
me, remains a significant problem.


Jim