Re: [asa] The Flood/Creation and Evolution - A Lay Pastor's Perspective

Janice,

For what it's worth, "Creation and Evolution - A Lay Pastor's
Perspective" (the lead piece in this Free Republic thread) is a
perspective shared by many--perhaps most--in the ASA and on the ASA
list. Looks like it created a bit of stir, not really a surprise.

Thanks for the post.

TG

On Jun 20, 2006, at 10:33 AM, Janice Matchett wrote:

> First, a question and a comment about "the flood":
>
> Ah yes, The Flood. Perhaps you can explain...
>
> Also, I would like to see an explanation for the lack of flood
> sediments and erosion at the accepted date of 2350 BC.
>
> At this date we have a lot of archaeological evidence, but no
> evidence of such a flood. We have sites in the western US which
> cross-cut this time period, with continuity of native culture,
> mtDNA, artifact styles, fauna and flora, soil deposition, etc.
> Where is the evidence for a flood?
>
> Particularly telling is a continuity of mtDNA from a site in
> southern Alaska dated about 10,000 to living descendants in
> California.
>
> To argue against the scientific data which fails to support the
> flood, you have to toss a huge percentage of all knowledge out the
> window. For example, geology would have to go, as would biology,
> archaeology, sedimentology, genetics, and a bunch more.
>
> (We'll be back in the Stone Age pretty quickly at that rate.
> Whoops, no. The Stone Age would have to go too. Its too old.)
>
> 63 posted on 06/20/2006 11:49:15 AM EDT by Coyoteman
>
> CREATION AND EVOLUTION - A LAY PASTOR'S PERSPECTIVE
> Posted on 06/20/2006 10:00:43 AM EDT by Al Simmons
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1652400/posts [refresh your
> browser]
>
> [snip]
>
> For those interested, my posts are # 2, 9, 21 here:
>
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1652400/posts?page=2#2
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1652400/posts?page=9#9
> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1652400/posts?page=21#21
>
> ~ Janice :)
>

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