??? 09/07/07 11:13 Read: times |
#144118 - Support Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Joseph Hebert said:
Please explain why my assertion requires support ... Well, maybe because your assertion is contrary to the facts. I'm not a physicist, so I can't and shan't comment on the Big Bang part. I do, however, have ample knowledge of paleontology and (evolutionary) biology and can state with complete confidence that the Genesis story does not agree with the fossil record. In fact, it doesn't even agree with elementary biology. According to Genesis, plants ("...grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree ...") were created before there was a sun to drive their photosynthetic processes! Note that the fossil record shows that grass and fruit trees are relative latecomers; they didn't arise until long after animals were roaming the earth. Yet, according to Genesis, it was the other way round. There's more, but for now I think this will suffice to show that the assertion that the Genesis story is "... an uncanny description of the fossil record ..." does indeed require some hefty support. Best regards, Rob. |