RE: [asa] The Fall of man (Adamites)

I think it is human nature, even "adamite" nature, to spread out. Sure,
people also congregate. Gen. 11 doesn't imply they stayed together; it
only says that many grouped together. Just because many group together
doesn't mean that many also don't leave, explore, and get their own land
elsewhere.

Genesis 11
The Tower of Babel
 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men
moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

Verse 1 sounds like myth, like the global flood. I think Dick would
agree, because if a local flood, there would be many humans with
different languages that didn't get wiped-out. Verse 2, I think, can be
interpreted as "some" settled in the plain. Why would men "travel
eastword" en masse then stop in a plain en masse? It doesn't sound
reasonable. It is against historical human nature (in human nature,
some group, and some set-out to explore).

...Bernie

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From: Kirk Bertsche [mailto:Bertsche@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 8:34 AM
To: Dehler, Bernie
Cc: ASA
Subject: Re: [asa] The Fall of man (Adamites)

Remember that according to Gen 11 the "Adamites" DID tend to stay
together after the Flood, and didn't scatter until God forced them to do
so. It's not unreasonable to infer that they also tended to stay
together before the Flood.

Kirk

On Jun 19, 2008, at 3:19 PM, Dehler, Bernie wrote:

        It is a good thing the "Adamites" all stayed together, because
if they spread out over the globe like other humans, a global worldwide
flood would have been necessary to reach them all, instead of a local
flood as I think you propose, Dick.

        ...Bernie

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