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KC

On 2/27/2015 9:40 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:59:34 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

It's evidence of something. I don't know what that "something" is though.

My earliest recollection (as a young kid) regarding my personal views
is that I never bought into the 6,000 old earth, Adam and Eve and the
literal interpretation of the Biblical account of creationism. Even back
then there was enough scientific knowledge that contradicted the
literal accounts that made a lot more sense. I have always kept my mind
open to a symbolic meaning however, keeping in mind that much was
written before any understanding or even knowledge of the evidence
provided by science.

Bottom line is ... I don't have a clue.

I am not sure I was ever told the earth was 6000-8000 years old. Even
in the "in god we trust" 50s, we still learned that dinosaurs were
millions of years ago and that man evolved from other primates.
Maybe it was because the Smithsonian was a 20 minute streetcar ride
downtown and a regular once or twice a year field trip from about the
2d grade on. I doubt that you could take 20 2d graders on public
transit these days without a police escort.

(DC never had school buses)

We learned the same thing up here in bum**** CT.. and our teachers
didn't even drawl believe it or not.