One of each, as in, there is one, and there is one, and there is one, and there is one and so on, because Moses was "beyond theology" when he filled his life-houseboat.

Want some good advise? Buy a Catholic NAB. It will be poetic and your lyric vision will have to be your interpreter.

Amos

Sorry daine, I forgot to tell you, burn all the other bibles you have.

[This message has been edited by Amos123 (edited June 30, 2001).]

Originally posted by Amos123:
One of each, as in, there is one, and there is one, and there is one, and there is one and so on, because Moses was "beyond theology" when he filled his life-houseboat.

I still don't follow. Please expound on this. Thanks.

Want some good advise? Buy a Catholic NAB.

I'll seriously look into it as soon as you tell me what a NAB is.

Sorry daine [sic], I forgot to tell you, burn all the other bibles you have.

I would, Amoe [sic], except those onion-skin pages make such damn good toilet paper.

diana

[This message has been edited by diana (edited July 01, 2001).]

nescio

And of course, they evolved into marsupials to fit in with their new neighbors.

I've been to several websites devoted to apologetics for the ark. In one -http://www.yfiles.com/rainbow.htm - they state that the lack of genetic variability in humans lends itself to a global catastrophe a few thousand years ago. That, coupled with a *new and improved* translation of the hebrew text of the myth...is this the best they can do? The definition of 'world' in this article means 'the portion of the planet occupied by humans'. A YEC would say that the world was created 6000 years ago. But a few thousand years ago there were people all over the planet. So it would've had to been a global flood. Take into account indigenous species, lack of geologic evidence for a flood, the death of marine life a freshwater flood would cause...why are they still debating the existence of an ark? I've seen firsthand what happens if you put a saltwater fish into a freshwater tank. I used to own a marine aquarium. One sometimes places fish into a bath of fresh water to remove parasites and such. But you've got to be careful: after only 1 minute, the fish lists terribly to one side, and after 2 minutes, it's time for a burial at sea. Invertebrate sea creatures, such as coral, crabs, shrimp, etc. can't be placed into fresh water at all: they're very sensitive to changes in osmotic pressure. A freshwater flood would exterminate them. But I digress. Do we have any geneticists in the forum who can dismiss genetic variability better than I, who have only had 1 semester of microbiology?

By the way, in response to http://www.drdino.com/FAQs/FAQflood7.jsp
How many people do you know that can keep a fish alive for 10 years? Granted, it's possible under optimum conditions (read: Public Aquarium). But the pH of saltwater and freshwater are quite different. It's not just salinity that keeps saltwater fish from going belly-up. Try keeping one of the longer-lived home aquarium size fish alive for 10 years while halving the salinity and changing the pH from 7.8 and up to 7.2 and lower. Besides, 'alive' does not mean 'happy'. Most marine fish won't spawn in captivity--even under good conditions. Meaning those species should have died out with that generation, given the poor marine conditions of the flood.

And what about the reference to fresh and saltwater crocodiles? According to this page there are several different species of crocodiles, which are found in such diverse locations as the Nile, the Philippines, Australia, and Central America. So I guess they swam there. Or maybe God just beamed 'em across the planet.

Now, my biology textbook, or even a dictionary, will tell you that a species is defined as 'related organisms capable of interbreeding'. My source In other words, try getting a freshwater and a saltwater croc to lay (viable and fertile) eggs. What would you call them? Fraltwater crocs?