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From: dan@scgvaxd.UUCP (Dan Boskovich)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Re: What do Creationists believe
Message-ID: <278@scgvaxd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 17:31:23 EST
Article-I.D.: scgvaxd.278
Posted: Fri Mar  8 17:31:23 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 07:32:38 EST
References: <340@tekchips.UUCP>
Reply-To: dan@scgvaxd.UUCP (Dan Boskovich)
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In article <340@tekchips.UUCP> jackg@tekchips.UUCP (Jack Gjovaag) writes:
>I think that Bishop Ussher decided that the world was created in exactly
>six days on October 14th (a Monday) 4004BC.  This came from the 
>family tree information (or data) in Genesis.  The date may not
>be quoted exactly.  I will look it up sometime and we can have 
>an earthbirthday celebration.

 Sounds like Bishop Ussher can join the ranks of some of those great
 men who built great transitional models out of pig teeth and ape jaws.
 Incidently, it is impossible to determine the age of the earth by checking
 the family tree in Genesis. Why?
 1. It does not contain a complete uninterrupted family line. (Those who
    are mentioned are because of necessity. Not all patriarchs played a
    key role in biblical history.)
 2. The hebrew word "beget" implies blood line but not specifically "son".
 3. This does not take into consideration the gap theory. (The gap between
    verse 1 and 2.)