Allen Roy wrote:
>While it may be interesting to try to see what the ancients thought, that does not mean that it is correct. It does not mean that that is the only way to understand the texts and descriptions is they way it is thought they did. It is entirely valid to take their descriptions and interpret them within current understandings.
Why, then, is it wrong to interpret Genesis 1-11 within the current scientific understanding of the age of the earth and the lack of a global Flood? I don't think I am following your argument.
Dr. David Campbell
"Old Seashells"
Biology Department
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
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"Mollusks murmured 'Morning!'. And salmon chanted 'Evening!'."-Frank Muir, Oh My Word!
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