Population Growth
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What was the correct sense of the passage regarding the tower at Babel?

  • To build a tower dedicated to the worship of the 'host of heaven' (correct)
  • To build a tower dedicated to the worship of the Creator
  • To construct a tower that could actually reach the heavens
  • To reach heaven with a manmade tower

    • What was the purpose of having a shrine at the apex of ancient ziggurats and similar structures?

  • To serve the creature
  • To worship the 'host of heaven'
  • To honor the Creator
  • To display the signs of the zodiac (correct)

    • What was the most effective way of halting the blasphemy at Babel?

  • Destroying the tower
  • Building a larger tower
  • Converting the people to worship the Creator
  • Confounding their languages (correct)

    • According to the text, what does the biblical perspective suggest about the origin of human language?

    <p>Man was created with the unique ability for personal communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the complexity of languages in primitive tribes?

    <p>It challenges the explanation of their complexity and the process of evolution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the authoritative Atlas of Languages suggest about studying modern human languages?

    <p>It refutes the bias against the idea that all languages are equally complex.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the relationship between human language and animal communication?

    <p>There is an unbridgeable gap between human language and animal communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the association of racism with evolutionary philosophy?

    <p>It has been the basis of racist political and religious philosophies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the biblical concept suggest about the origin of different languages among men?

    <p>Man was created with the ability to communicate with his Creator and others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the biblical perspective, what happened after the great Flood?

    <p>The whole earth was of one language, but due to man’s rebellion against God, their language was confounded.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the source of different languages?

    <p>It cannot be explained in terms of evolution, and only the Bible provides an adequate explanation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Genesis 10 suggest about the division of families and national groups?

    <p>These families were divided into 70 original national groups and tongues, representing perhaps a thousand or so individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated total number of people born in the postdiluvian world?

    <p>16 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Assuming a length of a generation as 150 years and an average family size of 12, what is the estimated sum of individuals in the antediluvian world?

    <p>870 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated total number of men and women who have ever lived since the creation of Adam?

    <p>20 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Ussher chronology, what is the assumed age of the earth?

    <p>10,000 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated total number of post-Flood inhabitants, assuming most gaps occurred since the Flood?

    <p>30 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated total number of people living in the past million years, considering the possibility of human evolution?

    <p>3,000 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the oldest date for which anyone has a reasonable guess as to the population?

    <p>200 million people at the time of Christ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Even using evolutionary assumptions, what is the estimated minimum number of people who have lived and died on the earth?

    <p>300 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to A.H. Westing's study, what is the estimated number of humans that have inhabited the earth during our 300,000-year existence?

    <p>50 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the fit of known data of population statistics into the biblical chronology compare to the assumed evolutionary chronology?

    <p>Much better into the biblical chronology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What approach can yield practically the same results as a more complex model when assuming a simple geometric increase in population?

    <p>A simpler approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Is it possible to specify changing growth rates of family sizes to account for a small present world population after a long evolutionary history, as done by evolutionists?

    <p>Yes, it is possible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Assuming an average family of 10 children and 40-year generations, what is the estimated population at Babel?

    <p>Over 700</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many nations are mentioned in Genesis 10 as resulting from the 'division' at Babel?

    <p>70</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Formula (2) estimate, given the Ussher chronology and n = 100 and $c = 1-1/4$?

    <p>Present world population developed from 2 people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text conclude about the biblical chronologies in the light of population statistics?

    <p>Eminently reasonable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the assumptions in the text, what is the estimated population at Babel assuming an average family size of 12 children and 40-year generations?

    <p>1,250</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, how many nations are mentioned in Genesis 10 as resulting from the 'division' at Babel?

    <p>70</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the Ussher chronology, how many people would the present world population have developed from, with n = 100 and c = 1-1/4?

    <p>2 people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated number of individuals in 70 families at Babel, as per the text?

    <p>800</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the biblical perspective suggest about the development of different nations?

    <p>It is in the domain of ethnology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the view on the origin of human language from the biblical perspective?

    <p>It is a created gift of God.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the stance on the evolution of language from animal noises?

    <p>Efforts to understand it have been futile.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the complexity of languages in 'primitive' tribes?

    <p>They are as complex as those of more civilized nations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the brain and central nervous system in the invention of intelligible speech?

    <p>It depends on the brain and central nervous system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the view on the origin of human language according to staunch evolutionists like Richard Dawkins?

    <p>They find it impossible to explain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the association of racism with evolutionary philosophy?

    <p>It is associated with evolutionary philosophy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the languages of 'primitive' tribes?

    <p>They are distinctive and complex.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the stance on the invention of intelligible speech according to the text?

    <p>It depends on the brain and central nervous system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the languages of 'primitive' tribes compared to more civilized nations?

    <p>They are as complex as those of more civilized nations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the view on the evolutionary struggle to present a plausible model for the origin of human language?

    <p>Evolutionary theorists struggle to present a plausible model.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the stance on the evidence of the evolution of language according to the text?

    <p>There is no evidence of the evolution of language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Population Growth and Evolutionary Models

    • The total number of people born in the postdiluvian world is estimated to be about 16 billion when certain values are inserted into an equation.
    • Assuming a length of a generation as 150 years and an average family size of 12, the sum of individuals in the antediluvian world is estimated to be 870 million.
    • The total number of men and women who have ever lived since the creation of Adam is estimated to be around 20 billion people.
    • The Ussher chronology is assumed to be generally accurate, with potential gaps in the genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11.
    • Placing the creation at about 10,000 years ago, with most gaps occurring since the Flood, would lead to an estimated 30 billion post-Flood inhabitants, possibly increasing to about 38 billion.
    • Considering the possibility of human evolution a million years ago, the total number of people living in the past million years is estimated to be 3,000 billion.
    • The oldest date for which anyone has a reasonable guess as to the population is about 200 million people at the time of Christ, which would still result in over 300 billion people who had lived and died in that period.
    • Even using evolutionary assumptions, it is estimated that at least 300 billion people have lived and died on the earth.
    • A.H. Westing's detailed study concludes that approximately 50 billion humans have inhabited the earth during our 300,000-year existence.
    • The fit of known data of population statistics into the biblical chronology is stated to be much better than into the assumed evolutionary chronology, based on scientifically-accepted standards of evaluation.
    • A simpler approach can be used to assume a simple geometric increase in population, yielding practically the same results as the more complex model.
    • It is possible to specify changing growth rates of family sizes to account for a small present world population after a long evolutionary history, as done by evolutionists.

    The Origin of Human Language and the Biblical Perspective

    • Population models correlate with the biblical chronology.
    • The world population has been divided into various nations and groupings.
    • The development of different nations is in the domain of ethnology.
    • Evolutionary theorists struggle to present a plausible model for the origin of human language.
    • Human language is distinct from animal noises, and man's unique ability to communicate is a created gift of God.
    • Evolutionists are unable to explain how man acquired the ability for language.
    • Efforts to understand the evolution of language from animal noises have been futile.
    • The languages of "primitive" tribes are as complex as those of more civilized nations.
    • There is no evidence of the evolution of language, and the oldest reconstructed language is already modern and sophisticated.
    • The invention of intelligible speech depends on the brain and central nervous system, not on the shape of the jaw and hard palate.
    • No language-less community has ever been found, and even the most "primitive" tribes have distinctive and complex languages.
    • Even staunch evolutionists like Richard Dawkins find it impossible to explain the origin of human language.

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    "Population Growth and Evolutionary Models" and "The Origin of Human Language and the Biblical Perspective" are two quizzes that delve into the estimated population numbers throughout history and the origin of human language from both a scientific and biblical standpoint. Explore the correlations between population models and the biblical chronology, and discover the challenges faced by evolutionary theorists in explaining the development of human language.

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