Originally posted by Syf
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Another thing you might want to point out is what "ancient objects" were "carbon dated" and by whom.
Now I know the post on boxingscene you're referring to. It's this one:
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...erwater+cities
First of all it's worth pointing out that the topic was started by someone who thinks that this:
Is a reconstruction of an actual historical event.
Secondly if you bothered to read the links therein (as you claimed you would) you would find that two of these settlements have been dated to be about 9500 years old by an unnamed laboratory. There is no mention of any dissenting scientists in either of those articles, but it does say that some of the supporting archaeologists describe themselves as "Vedic scientists" which refers to a mixture of new age and hindu mysticism. In other words "Vedic Science" is another way of saying "Not science".
There is reason to be sceptical about the 9500 years figure as the oldest known human cities date back around 5000 years and prior to these there have only been relatively small settlements found. The 9500 years figure is considerably more problematic for anyone who believes in a literal genesis creation than it is for me, however it is convenient that this "discovery" was made by hindu mystics and puts India at the dawn of civilisation, which is exactly what "Vedic" thinking says it should be.
The third link was regarding Japanese ruins being found, that were 2000 years old.
Adam and Eve makes sense. Even if you don't want to talk exact events, the bible could be using metaphors to get across something to the human miind that otherwise wouldn't be comprehensible.
so it uses anecdotes and narrative.. because thats what reads most to us. But basically mankind started out favored... and then they lost favor with God. Because of their choices and actions throughout the milleniums
Rubbish metaphor.
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