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Back then, you mean thousands of years ago? Look up the dinosaurs?
A lot of people find it silly that humans in biblical times lived in the hundreds of years (up to 969 to be exact), and think that it is proof that the scripture cannot be taken literally. There are many theories that would help to explain this phenomena, and here is the leading one that is accepted by most people in the scientific community (obviously there is rarely a consensus when it comes to the scientific community, but it is very close - intelligent design anyone?).
Noah and the great flood is the very first mention of any rain in the Bible. This can be backed up with the fossil record that there was no rain to exist on the earth before that time. It is theorized (and there is both atmospheric and terrestrial data to support this) that the planet was encompassed by a large shell of water, much thicker than our current atmosphere. This condensation shielded the earth from the ultraviolet rays of the sun and created a climate that allowed humans to live for much longer years.
Once the first rain commenced, the climate became more humid, hotter, and species adapted to it. In an age where there is little random mutation or sun damage species can survive for hundreds if not thousands of years. This would explain how the early humans like Adam and Eve lived for so long.
Also, you can expect that over time mutations would accumulate and that our overall DNA structure is much weaker than it was back then when it was first crafted by God's hand.
These two facts in conjunction with a little common sense are useful to clear up the misconception that the Biblical record conflicts with the evolutionary record or otherwise.
Feel free to post if you have any questions.
you're not your.
are you really worth arguing with at this point?
Use correct grammar if you're going to insult someone else's and use it as a cheap way out.
Also i thought we were debating, not arguing?
But yes, lets avoid the questions, clear up any confusions and go back to picking on peoples grammar. Because thats clearly more important.
Yes please hurry back so you can continuing this fascinating discussion.I'm going to walk to subway, should be back in a hour or so. Try to pull it together by then would you?
You guys realize he didn't make this up right?
A lot of creationists seriously believe this.
Ever heard of evolution? There weren't that many animal types back then.
Evolution means some species evolve and other species die. There were still thousands of species of mammals, and thousands of species of avians, reptiles, and amphibians, as well as at least a million species of insects.
As species evolve you get divergent branches of evolution leading to greater complexity and increased speciation. The number of species increase as well as their habitats and the features that make them unique and enable them to survive.
You are pretty silly if you think there were the same amount of species there were then that there are now!
As species evolve you get divergent branches of evolution leading to greater complexity and increased speciation. The number of species increase as well as their habitats and the features that make them unique and enable them to survive.
You are pretty silly if you think there were the same amount of species there were then that there are now!
Back then, you mean thousands of years ago? Look up the dinosaurs?