Is humanity less than 10,00 years old?

China Cat Sunflower · 12-19-2006, 03:31 AM

Simple question, I'm just curious where everyone comes down on this.

Chris

Hjman=human. I've got fat fingers.

Abubakar · 12-19-2006, 03:40 AM

Oooops! Sorry Chris,

I have just voted and managed to vote the wrong way!

So the poll is inacurate already.

I should have voted that humanity is more than 10,000 years old, of course thats only a guess!

Peace

wil · 12-19-2006, 04:02 AM

I come down greater. While I concede science is a notoriously inaccurate science and we are all destined to find out more as time goes on and science improves....I don't think the margin of error on the is large enough to get down to 6-7k...

moseslmpg · 12-19-2006, 05:09 AM

How are we supposed to know how old humanity is? Also, define humanity.

China Cat Sunflower · 12-19-2006, 06:25 AM

Humanity is humans. How many definitions of humanity are there.

Chris

Snoopy · 12-19-2006, 07:47 AM

Hi,

About 130,000 years; so more than 10,000.

Human Ancestors Hall: Homo sapiens

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moseslmpg · 12-19-2006, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by China Cat Sunflower

Humanity is humans. How many definitions of humanity are there.

Chris

There is the species Homo sapiens, which some people count only as humanity. Then there is the genus of Homo which can also be counted as humans. Then there are the ape guys, which some people would call human, I imagine.

Anyway, I say it's older than 10,000 years.

BlaznFattyz · 12-19-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by moseslmpg

Then there are the ape guys, which some people would call human, I imagine.

like the caveman on the geico commercials.

aburaees · 12-19-2006, 06:42 PM

I'd vote if there was an option for 'both'

Dor · 12-19-2006, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Snoopy

Hi,

About 130,000 years; so more than 10,000.

Human Ancestors Hall: Homo sapiens

s.

Etext Center: Collections

My refrence agrees with less than.

Faithfulservant · 12-19-2006, 11:58 PM

less than >

wil · 12-20-2006, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Dor

Etext Center: Collections

My refrence agrees with less than.

While the page to which you link may indeed agree with less than a quick perusal of the entire UVA collection of Etexts and those it links would find more discussion on evolution, science and indication that humanity is older than 10,000 years. In addition that university houses many of the works of that our illustrious President and author of the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson, who had many issues with the Septugint and did rewrite the Gospels, omitting the virgin birth, the miracles, and the resurection of Jesus.

Postmaster · 12-20-2006, 02:29 AM

Humanity is about 100'000 years old, civilisation and organised way of living could very well be older then 10'000 years old. Even the ancients wrote of the wonderful land of Atlantis, the Egyptians and Plato.

xpdnc12 · 12-21-2006, 04:36 PM

Perhaps the real question should be how long it was that humankind could perceive God. The moment that we obtained that kind of awareness would mark the beginning of Humanity. All others before that were animals in development.

Adam and Eve could have been the first humans in that respect, and they could have existed less than 10k years ago.

wil · 12-21-2006, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by xpdnc12

Perhaps the real question should be how long it was that humankind could perceive God. The moment that we obtained that kind of awareness would mark the beginning of Humanity. All others before that were animals in development.

Adam and Eve could have been the first humans in that respect, and they could have existed less than 10k years ago.

Quite the concept, now how exactly would this fit into the creation story?