Friday, April 26, 2013

How long have we humans been on planet earth?

We just saw Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams.  Truly stunning, Whether it's carrying a boat up a mountain (Fitzcarraldo), or unearthing rock art from long, long ago, Herzog never disappoints.  This documentary puts forth the notion that humans have been on planet earth least 20 or 30 thousands years old.  Since the mainstream Christian view is that we've been here for about 6,000 years, made us wonder.

We went to looking for answers.

Not saying we found one, necessarily, but we found this essay that says it's not quite that easy, there are variables to take into account:

Doesn’t Carbon-14 Dating Disprove the Bible?

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