On 2017 Oct 16, Gary wrote
(in article<
bq79ucp61se7qjs21...@4ax.com>):
> On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 17:37:04 -0400, Wolffan<
aklwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 2017 Oct 15, Gary wrote
> > (in article<
1ua7uclv861r87fiu...@4ax.com>):
> > > > > On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:02:37 -0700 (PDT), Robert
> > > > > Carnegie<
rja.ca...@excite.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Saturday, 14 October 2017 21:35:02 UTC+1, Gary wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:10:38 -0700, Bob Casanova <nos...@buzz.off>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:28:56 -0400, the following appeared
> > > > > > > > in talk.origins, posted by Gary <
c...@ubn.com>:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Are You a Precious Snowflake? Or Old Dinosaur?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Understanding the Slight Cultural Differences to Lessen the Great
> > > > > > > > > Divide
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Column by Doug Herman.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Some snowflakes are directly related to old dinosaurs. Strange as it
> > > > > > > > > seems, some actually
> > > > > > > > > live under the same roof! Not sure how that is possible, what with
> > > > > > > > > global warming and
> > > > > > > > > climate change, but they do. Are YOU a snowflake? Or perhaps you’re
> > > > > > > > > an
> > > > > > > > > old dinosaur, whose
> > > > > > > > > extinction is long awaited by his heirs – I mean snowflake
> > > > > > > > > relatives.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Consider the simple act of driving: First thing a snowflake will do,
> > > > > > > > > after s
> > > > > > > > Jonathan? Is that you?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Nope. Whoever he is. I'm Gary. I'm just looking for an interesting
> > > > > > > group.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This group is to discuss evolution with people who
> > > > > > don't believe in it. HTH
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm sort of undecided. I believe evolution is right in many ways. But I
> > > > > do
> > > > > not have a
> > > > > lot of confidence in their theory of how man became man. My big problem
> > > > > --
> > > > > I
> > > > > do not
> > > > > think man has existed on Earth for 200,000 years.
> > > >
> > > > and what data leads you to this opinion?
> > > > > 40,000 ?
> > > >
> > > > and what data leads you to this opinion?
> > > > > Maybe.
> > > >
> > > > And what data do you have a problem with?
> > >
> > > Over the years, I've read where evolutionists claimed mans existence has
> > > been
> > > a lot of
> > > years.
> >
> > who wrote it, where was it written, and how many is ‘a lot of years’.
> > > What I wonder about is this --- If man has been here (and evolved) for
> > > forty
> > > or two hundred thousand years, why did he only gain intelligence about
> > > 4,000
> > > to 5,000
> >
> > how do you define ‘gain intelligence’? and what in Christ Jesus’ name
> > do you think allowed the various stone and pottery-handling techniques of
> > the
> > Neolithic (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic), or even the Paleolithic
> > (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic) eras? Softly falling rain?
> > >
> > > years ago ? That is when he began to leave messages.
> >
> > son, there are cave drawings from the _Paleolithic_, 15,000-25,000 years
> > back!
> >
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_Altamira_and_Paleolithic_Cave_Art_of_N
> > or
> > thern_Spain
> > If that’s not ‘messages’, what the hell is!
>
> The cave art displays a mentality roughly equal to a three year old of today.
oh? Really? O-kay, that establishes just how far out to lunch you are.