[Jeff Gordon]

The flood would have taken place between 400,000 and 200,000 years ago..

I learned, right here on FreeRepublic, that the earth is only 6000 years ago. /s

[thomaswest]

You are mistaken. There was this ancient text, y'see, and there was a talking snake. But people managed to survive. And then there was a flood. Most people and animals and plants did not survive, although some claim that all the animals and plants survived. However, no innocent human unborns and toddlers survived (this is said to encourage morality). But then there was a miracle or two.

Then there was the notion that earth was not the center of the Universe. The godly types objected--just as they promoted the previous drownings of innocents.

In understanding how human language developed, there is insufficient attention as to how a snake could gain this ability. This is a gap in evolutionary biology.