<< A note on the above: This certainly was NOT a barren environment--a
hell-hole in which Adam and Eve could not survive! They would have done
well in such a place and given the desert all around, the river edges would
certainly appear as a paradise or a garden as the word Eden implies.
[snip]
Hope this helps.>>
Glenn,
Yes, it does. It raises more questions, which it should do, of course. Here
are two.
The animals you identified in the strata of the basin seem to be primarily
marine species, aside from the land turtle and some insects. Were vertebrate
fossils found that you did not report? How does his square with the account
of Adam naming the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the cattle, and
every living thing. Where are the fossils of these vertebrates and mammals?
In the time between Adam and Eve on the one hand, and Noah on the other, many
artifacts of civilization and culture should have been scattered along the
verdant rivers. But you reported none. Also some animals higher on the food
chain than marine life would be needed to support this early human life. Do
you ever expect to have such artifacts of civilization show up? If not, then
its seems to me that the fossil evidence so far found fails to support your
theory of the Mediterranean basin as the origination site of the human
species.
Best regards,
Bob