Skeptics view of Genesis

[Drich]

Is Goliath 8 or 10 feet?

It depends of the text you want to take the translation from. Some older texts say 8ft, but most bible use the text that says 10ft.

And was he a giant or a nephilim?

The word in either text is: נפיל nĕphiyl, Nephilim is the English version of the Hebrew word for giant. to say either is correct.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm...KJV#conc/4

Your point wasn't that tall people exist, your point was that they can exist as a race.

Indeed.

And I even explained how biological inheritance of height works, which you promptly ignored, because you don't want to admit that tall people aren't a race.

You explained how you understand genetics of tall people to work based on the current model of humanity. I'm sorry if I do not take your singular perspective view of Human genetics as gospel truth as you have. My mind remains open to the possiablity of other 'races' of humanity. Not to just what we understand to be humanity today.

And there is no evidence to suggest that there could even possibly be a race of such people.

... and what would 5000 year old evidence of unburried giants look like today?

Why didn't you answer the question about 8 ft tall people having 7 feet 11 inches kid?

Because I did not say a 7'11" tall kid could not be considered a נפיל nĕphiyl. I said Goliath was considered a נפיל nĕphiyl, and he was reported to be between 8 to 10 feet tall. You wanted a size for a giant, Golith was considered to be a נפיל nĕphiyl, and that was the range we have on his height. Not that נפיל nĕphiyl can not be taller or shorter. My statement simply put golith @ 8 to 10 feet tall.