just asking what I consider pertinent questions deserving of a credible answer
Australian animals and the flood
by nvrgnbk 42 Replies latest jw friends
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AllAlongTheWatchtower
"Early settlers who came to Australia and New Zealand imported domestic cats, some of which became wild. According to NewScientist magazine, these feral cats now prey on 64 species of native Australian mammals." - from the official JW site, emphasis mine.
Those guys in the writing department better watch their arses, before they end up being branded as apostates...how can any species of animal be native if they got there after the 'deluge'?
"Why does everyone assume that the flood was Global? It was world wide not Global with the word world standing for that part of this planet where the humans in question resided. This is also the way it is used in: John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. And also Joh 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (not the planet or entire Globe)" -JosephMalik, emphasis his.
By your logic, if the flood was only where man resided at the time, then Jesus only came to take away the sins of those who lived in that part of the world...the Aztecs and native peoples in the Americas were thus outside of salvation, and always will be, because their sin hasn't been taken away. So basically, if you aren't descended of Arabs, Jews, or Mediterranean area Europeans, you're doomed. If you live in South America and elsewhere in the world, might as well just save yourself the trouble and ignore those pesky missionaries. Or maybe they have some half-hope, if they are descended of mixed blood of the Cortez conquistadores and native peoples.
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wozadummy
I watched a program not long ago and it made mention of the dingo. it suggested that it had similarities with a breed of village dog in Indonesia and that the Aborigines may have brought the dog with them.
One thing is for sure, it can crossbreed with domestic dogs. So that's one creature ,now what about all the rest? The Platypus, now thats a fascinating creature!
Sadly alot of our indigenous creatures are disappearing so maybe one day we won't be needing to wonder about their origins anymore for they will be gone. Alot of small ones are going because of the domestic/feral cat. There is a Professor in the Adelaide hills who is big on returning the natural scrub back so the remaining creatures will have a home .He has built a high chain wire fence around the sanctuary to keep the cats out - and you can buy the hides of the cats as novelty items that he has shot from his gift shop!