Maybe the animals lost their ability to speak at the same time that men did, after the tower of Babel. ?? Philip. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dr. Neville Jones To: creation@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:25 AM Subject: [creation] Re: Animal reasoning? Dear Jack, Your logic is simply wrong, because there is another possibility: that the reasoning came from the donkey itself. The fact that you adamantly refuse to acknowledge this option is irrelevant. There is an aside to this: that the reasoning given to Eve came from the snake. Scripture does not say or imply that God placed the words in the donkey's mouth. Neville. --- Jack Lewis <jack.lewis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Neville, > It did not, the reasoning came supernaturally from > God. If it didn't then > the only other reason is yours. If this is the case > it seems to be one man's > interpretation against another's. > > > Jack > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr. Neville Jones" <ntj005@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <creation@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 12:42 AM > Subject: [creation] Re: Animals laugh, too > > > > Philip, > > > > I don't think that 5-7 is before the age of > reason, > > just that it is what we call child-like reasoning. > > Besides, Balaam's donkey reasoned, did it not? > > > > Neville. > > > > > > --- Philip <joyphil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Yes Percival. They still do communicate with > their > > > eyes most of all, for those who wish to see. > > > It is interesting that some animals such as dogs > and > > > Dolphins and horses, are rated as having an IQ > equal > > > to a child of 5 to 7 years, before the age of > > > reason. And we know that babies can talk. > > > > > > Philip. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Percival Tanierla > > > To: creation@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 5:22 PM > > > Subject: [creation] Re: Animals laugh, too > > > > > > > > > Philip, > > > > > > I agree animals have spirits yet different > > > from > > > human spirits which return to God after death. > I > > > am of > > > opinion that in Genesis- before Adam fell into > sin > > > animals were able to communicate with them. > > > > > > percival > > > > > > > > > --- Philip <joyphil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Scriptures strongly indicate that animals > have > > > > spirits. Neville > > > > I believe that all living things have > spirit, > > > which > > > > is not the same as a soul. Even trees. I > know my > > > dog > > > > laughs quite often, and even tries to talk.. > > > > > > > > Philip. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Dr. Neville Jones > > > > To: creation@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 7:51 PM > > > > Subject: [creation] Animals laugh, too > > > > > > > > > > > > Despite its evolutionary bias, the > following > > > > research report is quite interesting: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=96&ncid=96&e=6&u=/space/2005 > 0331/sc_space/nojokeanimalslaughtoo > > > > > > > > Are we surprised at this? I, for one, am > not, > > > > because I maintain that the Scriptures > strongly > > > > indicate that animals have spirits. > > > > > > > > Neville. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com