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From: throopw@rtp47.UUCP (Wayne Throop)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Language
Message-ID: <55@rtp47.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 31-May-85 17:53:29 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 31 17:53:29 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 6-Jun-85 12:28:19 EDT
References: <1167@uwmacc.UUCP>
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In <1167@uwmacc.UUCP>, Paul DuBois says:
> Contradictory to WHAT?  Where does the Bible state that from
> henceforth and forevermore languages would remain static?

> Paul DuBois     {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois

I may be being dense, but this makes me ask: Where does the Bible state
that from henceforth and forevermore *species* would remain static?  I
seem to remember a passage about "reproducing acording to kind", but I
couldn't find the specific passage, and I'm fairly sure that even if I
did, it wouldn't imply total, eternal statis.  I'm aware that this query
isn't strictly net.origins material... feel free to reply via mail
rather than by posting.  I post the question here to reach the intended
audience (creationists, that is).

(It is worth noting that (in general, ignoring certain nits) I agree
 with most of what Paul had to say in the referenced posting, though I
 don't find any "instantaneous appearance" theory of language origin
 very convincing)
-- 
Wayne Throop at Data General, RTP, NC
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