RE: Dinosaurs and the bible
July 29, 2010 at 6:10 am
(This post was last modified: July 29, 2010 at 6:12 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
@Zen
I'm impressed. ; 'axelotl' and in context. I'd have been even more impressed had you spelled it correctly. (it's 'axolotl')
One is a bronze age goat herder,with a limited world view and non existent understanding of international geography.There is a flood,which covers the land as far as one can see. One assumes the entire world is covered with water. Possibly why flood myths are common all over the world.
As a bronze age rural person,my knowledge of the world diversity of fauna is also a bit limited. It therefore seems perfectly reasonable to me to think that every species in existence lives within walking distance from Noah's hovel and will fit into a boat. 450 (long) X75 (high)X 45 feet.(wide) -plus the several thousand tons of food needed to feed them.(including fresh meat for the carnivors ).
From what I can see, literalist believers have barely changed in over 3000 years.
I'm impressed. ; 'axelotl' and in context. I'd have been even more impressed had you spelled it correctly. (it's 'axolotl')
One is a bronze age goat herder,with a limited world view and non existent understanding of international geography.There is a flood,which covers the land as far as one can see. One assumes the entire world is covered with water. Possibly why flood myths are common all over the world.
As a bronze age rural person,my knowledge of the world diversity of fauna is also a bit limited. It therefore seems perfectly reasonable to me to think that every species in existence lives within walking distance from Noah's hovel and will fit into a boat. 450 (long) X75 (high)X 45 feet.(wide) -plus the several thousand tons of food needed to feed them.(including fresh meat for the carnivors ).
From what I can see, literalist believers have barely changed in over 3000 years.
