Most of the information I used in making my theories can be found in three books, which I have either read recently or am currently reading. These books are:
The Puzzle of Ancient Man: Evidence for Advanced Technology in Past Civilizations
, Donald E. Chittick
The Remarkable Record of Job
, Henry M. Morris
And finally, the Bible. Written by the Author of everything else in existence.
As I said, it was from reading these books that I drew most, if not all, of these conclusions.
Now based off my first section on "In the beginning", it's been established that the Creator made everything perfect in the beginning; and since then things have degenerated. So let me ask you this, when you hear the words "ancient man", what comes to mind? If it happens to be "cave men", or anything like it, I'm not surprised. That's the image that ideas like evolution has given us. You see, evolution, just like many pagan religions of the past, teaches that man has grown better with time. So naturally, they would want you to think that man in the past was less "evolved" than we are today.
However, if when you imagined something far different when you heard the words "ancient man", such as advanced civilizations with electricity, computers, radio, flying machines, precision cutting tools, anti gravity technology, ect. Then you are considered foolish, stupid, ignorant and likely considered an outcast of some sort from the more "scientific" community and such. Just like me.
If you believe the Bible as I do, you should believe that the Creator made everything "very good". When an Almighty, All Knowing Creator makes something "very good", you better bet that thing is impressive! So if He made man and the rest of creation "very good", why would He make us less than we are today? I already, in part 1, discussed how we were likely much taller and healthier in the past. I believe we could reach heights of over 30 feet in the past. That really isn't so unbelievable when you look at the difference in our ages then and now. On average, before the flood, people seemed to live at least 10 times longer. Is it really so hard to believe they grew to be 5 or 6 times as tall?
Also, if the Almighty made their strength, health, age and height (amongst many other things) so extreme compared to today, why not their intelligence? I hear that the average person uses between 5 and 10% of their mental capacity. Why could that not have been better in the past? Imagine with me, once more, about the world in the beginning. Their world is rich with vegetation everywhere you look. The air is thick and invigorating, and everything is very, very close to how it was before the fall. You are standing in a world only a few centuries old, lets say, 400 years to be precise. You are currently 250 years old, and still considered young. Your however many greats-grandfather, Adam, is just days younger than the earth. He was originally made perfect. How much would both Adam and yourself know? You can use your entire mind all at once, you have lived hundreds of years, you were given all the knowledge you need by the Creator, and you are in nearly perfect health. This is what it was like in the beginning. At least, that's how I see it.
Oh yes, and at this point we would all speak one language as well. This is a very important point that I may speak on more some day.
It is believed, if I remember right, that the flood happened 1645 years after creation. I know it was less than 1700 years for sure, according to our estimations based off the accounts given in the Bible. With man, and the rest of creation, in a state so similar to that of the pre-fall world, we could have increased both population and technology very quickly. It is likely that pre-flood man had technology we can't even imagine, as well as population possibly several billion above our current population today.
Here is actually a site I looked at recently that outlines what I'm talking about: http://ldolphin.org/popul.html
And the specific chart I'm using for now:This site is what helped me form my theory, which is me really agreeing with them, about how the pre-flood world could have had such extreme numbers. The person who put that together, and made the calculation, believes this to be a low estimate.
Since their minds would also have been much stronger, and they more recently had their knowledge from the Lord, people likely had much better technology. And even if you were to disregard all this, they lived for hundreds of years! Imagine what they could learn and teach in that time.
I nearly forgot. Just to show that I don't get all my opinions just from listening to people who agree with me, I also began forming these very opinions from this series that contradicts my beliefs: That is the first part of several. It's called Ancient Aliens.
It was really enjoyable to watch. All I had to do was ignore their conclusions, look at the evidence they provided, and come to my own conclusions. And since my view was based off something very simple and logical (also true), I could come to conclusions quickly and easily. The opinions of those who made the videos, however, seemed a little shaky.
My conclusions were based off the fact that man was created very intelligent, far more so then we are today. As a matter of fact, when the pyramids were first discovered by our "modern" civilisations in the late 1800's I believe, the pyramids, even after thousands of years of decay, were so precisely built that we did not have the technology to measure just how precisely they were built. It is believed that those very minute imperfections didn't even exist when the pyramids were made, and were in fact from so much decay. I can't remember the specifics of all this, but what I'm talking about may be found in the chapter discussion Egyptian technology in "The Puzzle of Ancient Man".
Because man was so much more intelligent in the past, it shouldn't be a surprise then when we see these old pieces of architecture that we couldn't even build today. Or see evidence for technology we can't understand, or even imagine. If the Creator was All Knowing, and made us in His image, why wouldn't he make us so smart? So when we hear that ancient man might have had some sort of anti gravity or gravity manipulating technology, should we be so quick to doubt it? Or just say it was "slave labor"? No, not if you believe in an All Powerful, All Knowing, All Existing Creator as I do.
That is all for now. I'm taking it easy for today. Going to focus on my music now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzQvd6AnZrY
Well I think that's awesome!
ReplyDeleteWow, your "In The Beginning" series is great and it could be made into a documentary (of course it would not be shown on national television (there is still the internet and DVDs, however)). The most important events of history are all in the Bible and they haven't been explored by todays so-called scientists and historians. The Flood, the Tower of Babel, the Fall, the Creation itself, very important things that aren't discussed. I also think that science, history, philosophy, and theology can not be comprehended without understanding of the others.
ReplyDeleteI think it is just amazing how the population could easily have been much more than it is today. So, before the Flood, were people all in one place? That would make New York City, London, Tokyo, Paris, and all of the other large urban areas look like a small town in North Texas.