From: Anarch666-AT-aol.com
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 22:40:19 EST
Subject: Re: Darwin and God


In a message dated 2/9/99 11:27:33 PM Central Standard Time, olgoat-AT-kdsi.net
writes:

> i think the guy that come up with the exact date o
>  creation was a bishop name o Usher.  Bishop Usher reckoned 
>  that the earth was created about 4004 BC. the exact date 
>  escapes me but he had one, as i recall.  we now know he might
>  have been off a few years.
>  
 Just a little while ago, my girlfriend was reading through her bible and
found a time line of biblical events. According to it, Adam and Eve were
created around 6000 BC. this flatly contradicts almost all of science, and
some history too. As I recall, the oldest Neanderthal bones are a bit older
than that, not to mention the fact that the Earth has been around for quite a
hell of a lot longer than any life on it. You gotta love religion.
 While I'm talking about Jennifer, I might add that she is doing an essay for
english about Thoreau. Originally, she was going to outline his beliefs
according to my copy of civil disobedience, but found out that she would need
more material. Now she's comparing the ideals of Thoreau with his inspirer,
Emerson. An essay that I would like to do (but isn't covered by the guidelines
of the project in question), would be to compare and contrast Jesus and
Buddha, or, if I wanted to stretch it, Jesus, Buddha AND Mohammed. That'd be
an enlightening project.
Chris