Albert:
please read that second post again.
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I wasn`t disputing the age of the Earth.
The only issue was THE AGE OF THE HUMAN RACE.
If you look at the first post, that should be evident, as well.
Sorry, but I`m a bit touchy about being branded a Young Earther. No friend of Duane Gish and Co.
Regarding the immortal soul: how can you call yourself a Catholic, and yet deny the Churchs DOGMA re our human soul. You cant have it both ways!
If you do deny the existence of the human soul, how do you explain the vast difference between our thinking ability and the capabilities of even the highest of the non-human animals. Please don`t come out with something about brain development. Man is a rational animal, and it IS the human soul which ultimately separates us. As already stated, the human spiritual soul is THE SEAT OF THE INTELLECT AND THE WILl, the same as with the angels.