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By Alan Matheson, published 30/12/2005Alan Matheson sees sinister implications behind the Intelligent Design debate
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it seems like you have your mind made up. A few facts would not matter ? :)
Why not have a read of Genesis 10 where we pick up on the 'table of nations' resulting from the 3 sons of Noah.
I know of no document which attempts to outline the branching out of human history in such a detailed and verifiable manner.
Even the 'hook' point of the Flood is contained in 35 known ancient 'myths' from all parts of the world and many cultures. Of those 35, 18 include 'God caused the flood' and 17 include 'warning by God'
http://www.nwcreation.net/noahlegends.html
I read Genesis 5-50 during my holiday (again -for the umpteenth time)
but this time I focused on the 'genealogies' and tribes etc. Mentally I put myself among my wifes people of Borneo, and recalled how I'd listened to complex genealogies from many branches of complex families being uttered in oral tradition as if they had happened yesterday. Then, you go to a different village, and hear the SAME structures uttered by different people, and they are.. surprise the SAME. What we read in Gen10 is so believably natural and true, and is supported by history, archeology and common sense.
The fascinating thing about genealogies is the little 'tidbits' of extra information that often goes with an outstanding name.
Example:
Gen 36:24
<<These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.>>
This presupposes WIDE KNOWLEDGE of a certain Anah, and the Hot springs he found. Why put this there unless it happened, was real, and related to verifiable events and places.
If you know of any other document which explains the origins of the tribes and races and langauges, in such believable terms, please feel free to let me know.
But re topic, I assure you, it is not 'theocracy' we seek, but 'balance' and in a democracy, we have just as much right as anyone to shape the nation. Thinking is alive and well.