... and the so-called prehistoric.
As a Traditional Catholic, one has to interpret Adam & Eve literally. But history books present an image of the beginnings that might contradict Biblical history: the so-called prehistoric.
This image consists of people living like animals and following a pagan religion.
I don't know much about the generation between Adam and Cain. But I think that the so-called prehistoric is just a fabrication.
I have these questions:
- should a Catholic accept the so-called prehistoric?
- how we should relate to hunter-gatherer tribes and the so-called C14 dating?

... and the so-called prehistoric.
As a Traditional Catholic, one has to interpret Adam & Eve literally. But history books present an image of the beginnings that might contradict Biblical history: the so-called prehistoric.
This image consists of people living like animals and following a pagan religion.
I don't know much about the generation between Adam and Cain. But I think that the so-called prehistoric is just a fabrication.
I have these questions:
- should a Catholic accept the so-called prehistoric?
- how we should relate to hunter-gatherer tribes and the so-called C14 dating?

The truth is the opposite.

Men were taller, stronger, and more vigorous thousands of years ago. And much smarter.

The older a language is, the more complex it is. Linguists already know this.

And there are plenty of "artifacts" from lost ages which were easily as advanced as our own.

We might not be the first people to use flat-screen LCD monitors. The Wright Brothers probably did not invent the first airplane -- just the first one in modern times.

Read up and be amazed!

http://s8int.com/sophis1.html

What are perhaps the most disturbing prehistoric construction and civilization finds were uncovered in 1965 by archaeologist Dragoslav Srejovic at a site now called Starveco, on the Danube River, on the Yugoslavian and Rumanian border.

Digging into the Yugoslavian bank, Srejovic first encountered traces of a Roman road; beneath this were fragments of proto-Greek pottery, and below these were Neolithic remnants and traces of Mesolithic cultural artifacts.

Deeper still, Srejovic came upon something totally out of place: the remains of a cement floor. More specifically, the material was an amalgam of local limestone, sand and water, considered a feat of chemistry and construction several millennia ahead of its time. The cement surfaces were not placed haphazardly, but were carefully laid out in large slabs to form the foundations of houses.

Several foundations were built one on top of another, indicating that buildings had been constructed and reconstructed over an indeterminate period. Yet there was also remarkable uniformity. (Photo:some of the Starveco foundations) The layout of the houses in the later periods was the same as that in the earlier periods - there was no evidence of a gradual development from a simple to a complex pattern.

Rather, the Starveco village suddenly appeared, fully mature, flourished, then decayed and was abandoned in the same advanced state. In addition to the foundations, the individual Starveco buildings also showed a high order of architectural sophistication. They all had one side larger in size than the other three, with proportions of either 3:1 or 4:1. The larger side was shaped like a 60-degree segment of a circle.

Pelly,

Adam and Eve were refined, dignified people. That is evident through the Book of Genesis. It pays here to consider the Catholic teaching concerning the consequences of original sin. The introduction of original sin brought with it disease, pain, hunger, the aging process, avarice, violence and of course all forms and manifestations of sin and every other cross we bear. But most overlooked is ignorance. As the Holy Mother lacked original sin, she enjoyed a full recollection of all that she learned. That was significant when the Child Jesus was lost at the Temple as that event was not prophesied and left her perplexed.

Despite JP II's denials, scripture is infallible. The problem there is the corruption of scripture as the King James version has over 10,000 errors. The best source for us is the Douay-Rheims Bible. Do not be led astray by fabricated history and science or heretical bibles.