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To: WildTurkey
Did you ever address Chinese history and why their written documents on that time are somewhat lacking in describing how they were entirely wiped from the face of the earth?

No, I didn't. But at your insistence, here’s my address:

According to current theory, Chinese writing first appeared about 1300 to 1200 B.C. (link). You may also find the below quote from here of interest.

Chinese historiographers traditionally began their accounts of Chinese history with the foundation of the Xia Dynasty in the 21st century B.C., followed by the Shang Dynasty roughly half a millennium later, but the reliability of these accounts is at issue, since writing did not appear in China until about 1300 BC and the accounts were written many centuries after the event.

It appears that Chinese writings on early history do not reach back in time to cover any postulated period for the Flood. Even if they did, there's no reason to accept the accounts as accurate.

1,331 posted on 02/10/2005 7:12:01 AM PST by Tares (A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign)
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To: Tares

Thank you for the interesting link. It says that Chinese writing was FULLY developed by 1200 BC and thus had been in use for centuries prior to that.


1,338 posted on 02/10/2005 7:15:56 AM PST by WildTurkey (When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
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To: Tares

If the "flood" occurred in 1750 BC and the Chinese had writing at that time, seems they would have recorded something ...


1,364 posted on 02/10/2005 8:24:11 AM PST by WildTurkey (When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
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