Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 24/02/2004 05:49, Karl Randolph wrote:

> Peter:
>
> Yes, evolution.
>
> The pro-evolution propaganda presented would have us believe that Charles 
> Darwin invented evolution. That is not true. All he did was to repackage 
> existing theories in a form palatable to Victorian England. Charles' 
> grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, did some work in evolution theory. So did many 
> others going back to ancient Greece, if not before. Even Charles Darwin's 
> most notable contribution, that of natural selection, was believed by 
> Aristotle, among others.
>
> Charles Lyell (spelling?) did his work on geological stratigraphy 
> presupposing evolution: Charles Darwin had a copy of one of his books with 
> him on the Beagle.
>  

OK, I won't argue this one!

> I read some quotes from this period in a book, Zur Datierung der Genesis 'P' 
> Stücke, a doctoral dissertation by Dr. Samuel Külling, a book I borrowed and 
> returned in 1970, and what stuck with me is the condenscending attitude 
> towards the ancient Jews as being intellectually inferior, that is why they 
> would believe such a book as the Tanakh. But modern people were more evolved, 
> and knew better. I got the impression that they believed that Jews were 
> lesser evolved than even their Canaanite neighbors.
>  

Sounds like a certain Pastor Herrell is less evolved even than Dr Külling.

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