Of all the nonsense in that crusty old book, the incredible drop in average human lifetime since the days of Seth, Methusalah, et al is one of my favourite examples of bible bull. It must give literalists a particularly tough time in mental acrobatics to try and conflate men who lived to 1000 years with, well, evidence that says otherwise.
If the deterioration of human DNA resulted in an average drop in lifespan of 29 years per generation (27) from Adam (930) to Jacob (147) between 4100 b.c. to 2000 b.c. what was the number of mutations linked to this amazing fall? There must have been some crazy fucked up mutant children popping out.
Why do we then see from 2000 b.c. to present an average drop in life expectancy of 0.5 years? Assuming average generation of 30 years (135 generations) and ignoring the low figures during the middle ages and other time periods.
If some of those folk were knocking kids out in their later years like Noah still going strong and having Shem and Ham at 500 or 600 years of age and they continued the trend then we might only be 10 or so generations down the line and we should see some of his descendants among us living to about 500 years at least?
Seeing as the average life expectancy is increasing is this a sign that the punishment of the fall of man is reversing? Has the potency of that fucking rotten apple finally gone?
So many questions. I'm slightly embarrassed that 1 - I actually spent time thinking about this when I could have done something productive and 2 - I thought it would be any more productive by sharing it here.
Anyway, have at it my Xtians and atheists friends.
If the deterioration of human DNA resulted in an average drop in lifespan of 29 years per generation (27) from Adam (930) to Jacob (147) between 4100 b.c. to 2000 b.c. what was the number of mutations linked to this amazing fall? There must have been some crazy fucked up mutant children popping out.
Why do we then see from 2000 b.c. to present an average drop in life expectancy of 0.5 years? Assuming average generation of 30 years (135 generations) and ignoring the low figures during the middle ages and other time periods.
If some of those folk were knocking kids out in their later years like Noah still going strong and having Shem and Ham at 500 or 600 years of age and they continued the trend then we might only be 10 or so generations down the line and we should see some of his descendants among us living to about 500 years at least?
Seeing as the average life expectancy is increasing is this a sign that the punishment of the fall of man is reversing? Has the potency of that fucking rotten apple finally gone?
So many questions. I'm slightly embarrassed that 1 - I actually spent time thinking about this when I could have done something productive and 2 - I thought it would be any more productive by sharing it here.
Anyway, have at it my Xtians and atheists friends.
