Huon

Usually, 1,000 years are 30 to 40 generations, assuming that the parents are approximately 25 to 30 years old when they have children. 1,000 = 40 x 25 or 30 x 33. So, 6,000 years make 180 to 240 generations.

The number of 90 generations is perhaps linked to the genealogies going from Adam to Noah, and Noah to Methuselah.

As I am not a religious man, I cannot say if this is an important element of faith. In fact, I don't think so.

Kosh

Roger, are you saying that Fundamentalist Christians (ie. "Fundies") do not believe in a literal Tower of Babel story? This is really what is being asked.

Toto

Roger is calling himself the "most fundamentalist" Christian on this forum, whcih seems calculated to avoid the question of whether he is 100% fundamentalist.

True Fundamentalists (tm) who believe in creation 6,000 years ago would have no trouble believing in the tower of Babel.

Roger Pearse

Fundies like me prefer to define our own beliefs, rather than have others ask us whether we've stopped beating our wives.

I merely sought to highlight that I felt that the whole approach was a strawman. No doubt there are people who have been pushed into believing that strawman, but as I said...

All the best,

Roger Pearse

Roger Pearse

No evasion of the kind that you have in mind was intended, since I had no intention to address that issue. I merely thought that your co-religionist would probably prefer not to be allowed to wander around in a mare's nest.

All the best,

Roger Pearse

Kosh

Well then, I've known lots of Fundies. Heck, I used to be a Fundy! And you Mr. Pearse, are no Fundy!