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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Smart

From time to time, I've heard people quibble at Adam naming all the kinds of animals in an afternoon.

Well, consider the following links to articles about so-called 'savants'. People of seemingly extraordinary mental powers, who also appear to have a level of intellectual disability. This is not to say anything but the human mind can exercise vast capability.

If Adam was without the limitations of the fall that we have inhereted, I see no difficulty with him doing as the scripture indicates.

Mathematical and language genius


Musical genius


'Savant' profiles
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19 comments:

neil moore said...

Given that today's generation are descendants of Adam, bearing a build up of mutations since the Fall, then it is fair to say Adam was the 'Rolls Royce' of humanity.

Neil

Critias said...

Too true. Most discussion that thinks that early man was primative starts with its foundation in Darwinistic doctrines of progress from bad to better; not with the Bible's idea that it runs the other way!

neil moore said...

Which prompts the question ... Just what capacities would Adam have had if he did not sin?

Neil

John said...

Well, if the resurrected Jesus is the last Adam, what Jesus was capable of may give us some insight.

neil moore said...

If only I had faith the size of a mustard seed!

But then, from where I presently sit i.e. looking through a glass quite dark, I'm uncertain just how the capacity I would have would be put to use.

Neil

Jase said...

The quibble also fails since we don't know how many he needed to name.

neil moore said...

Jase, that is true. Objectors to the Biblical Creationist position often make the mistake of inflating the number of creatures there.

Neil

Healyhatman said...

...with its foundation in Darwinistic doctrines of progress from bad to better; not with the Bible's idea that it runs the other way!

Evolution doesn't say that at all. Yet another example that one of the prime reasons for your objection is that you don't understand it.

neil moore said...

Healy? I thought you were dead.

Is it really you?

Neil

John said...

Healy obviously believes it better to be an amoeba than a man or a mouse.

sam drucker said...

Yes, I somewhere I heard it said that evolution was lower life forms evolving into higher life forms through natural selection viz. survival of the fittest.

Perhaps Healy Hatman has heard otherwise (or has written his own manual). Perhaps Healy Hatman will enlighten us?

Sam Drucker

neil moore said...

That couldn't have been Healy. It must have been a ghost because there is no substance to the apparition.

Neil

sam drucker said...

Hmm! Doesn't seem to be much scope for intelligent conversation there then.

Sam Drucker

Eric said...

Healy, old son, check what Gould (Stephen) said, for example, that evolution had more to do with Victorian attitudes to progress than anything to do with science per se. Or more or less.

But on the other hand, what you say, from an evolutionary perspective is probably right in a way: all organisms are equal (equally bits of organised matter) and all equally just dirt, so axiomatically there is no good, better, best.

But, good to see you are back.

Duane said...

Just wanted to let you guys know I am not dead either :)
... and that I will be posting something soon that deals with this common objection and many others that Sandy Grant mentioned in his October 2006 The Briefing article and a subsequent rejoinder he sent me following my critique of his article.

It'll be on my new site in a couple of days.


Blessings,
Duane
http://aristophrenium.com/

sam drucker said...

Thanks Duane.

Sam Drucker

John said...

Ah, yes, Sandy Grant. What can I say? Sad, very sad, indeed.

Duane said...

Sad as in "SAD", I suppose you mean? ;)

Hey, the post is up now if you're interested?

http://aristophrenium.com/duane/the-meaning-of-day-in-genesis-1/

sam drucker said...

Thanks Duane. I'll have look and post a comment if I have anything to say.

Sam Drucker