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Humans Nearly Went Extinct 70,000 Years Ago
Josh Fink brings us a CNN story discussing evidence found by researchers which indicates that humans came close to extinction roughly 70,000 years ago. A similar study by Stanford scientists suggests that droughts reduced the population to as few as 2,000 humans, who were scattered in small, isolated groups. Quoting:
"'This study illustrates the extraordinary power of genetics to reveal insights into some of the key events in our species' history,' said Spencer Wells, National Geographic Society explorer in residence. 'Tiny bands of early humans, forced apart by harsh environmental conditions, coming back from the brink to reunite and populate the world. Truly an epic drama, written in our DNA.'"
...Could it have been a cataclysmic flood and not a drought?...Unlikely; there would be evidence of something like that.
Now you don't HAVE to believe the things written in the Bible, but what if the above and everything else therein is true after all? Something to think about.And really, who in their right mind would treat the collected stories of a bunch of nomadic tribes as the literal word of god? I may as well go in for scientology...
"We returned the General to El Salvador, or maybe Guatemala, it's difficult to tell from 10,000 feet"