Where did the Egyptians come from ?

[QUOTE][B]Moreover, where is the evidence of a genetic bottleneck of staggering proportions in even one non-human species alive today?[/QUOTE][/B]California condors, Florida panthers and Bengal tigers don't count.

[QUOTE][B]How about the interesting feature in the hominid fossil record for the abrupt disappearance of homo sapiens between 80 000 and 40 000 years ago[/QUOTE][/B]Disappearance? [QUOTE][B]The other model (I'm not saying that it's correct) explains the lack of larger animals by saying they were wiped out completely then (except for those on the ark) and all the fossil evidence for them before the flood.[/QUOTE][/B]YECs should agree on a common scenario. This version of the Flood destroys all fossils that existed prior to it? [QUOTE][B]Mitochondrial studies of women from around the world [/QUOTE][/B]Actually you can do mtDNA studies on men as well, everyone has mitochondrial DNA. However, it is always transmitted exclusively down by the mother. [QUOTE][B]Using two different models this date is either 270,000 or 27,000 years ago[/QUOTE][/B]Then more studies are needed until a date is more strongly supported by the evidence. That is, after all, how science works. Are we supposed to be troubled by the fact that there are two camps?And by the way, either date rules out a young Earth. Why are you a YEC when you are aware of so much evidence against your beliefs?

[QUOTE][B]Since those dates are the maximum, it could easily be 5000 yrs.[/QUOTE][/B]"Easily"? Only if we disregard everything inconvenient to the idea, right? : )

[QUOTE][B]No, its just that that's the only version I could find on the internet to look at.[/QUOTE][/B]Check BibleGateway.com: A searchable online Bible in over 150 versions and 50 languages.