Can creationism explain this?

[borrofburi]

last creationist I asked said each of noah's sns had a different skin tone. they didn't explain why or how.

This is usually where I try to step in for the specific person I'm "debating" and make the best argument their position can make, and then I systematically dismantle that position. So effectively they go "OH THAT'S WHAT I MEANT" followed by "oh, so an even better position doesn't hold up very well...". I do this not to present hope and take it away, but rather to show that I have no malice for them, that I understand their position, that I am not intellectually dishonest, that I've thought this through and to the best of my intelligent mind I have decided that their position is more flawed. If done effectively, it endears you to your opponent, or your "audience", and serves to make your argument more convincing.

 

[WolfAU]

My understanding is that there may have been other humans on earth that appeared essentially 'magically' after the fall (or possibly other 'Eden's'), and there is even hints to some fallen Angels going to earth and living as humans. However this would seem to be mute as they would've been all wiped out in the flood.

I suspect Creationists answer would be the same as always "God did it, he works in mysterious ways and its not out place to question", which wouldn't bug me so much if they didn't keep attacking naturalism for 'not having all the answers'.

 

[WaxItYourself]

Creationists I argue with explain that it is already encoded into our DNA. I was also provided with this link http://www.christiananswers.net/q-aig/race-skincolor.html that has a table near the middle that pretty much explains their stance on the subject.

 

[ImprobableJoe]

On a slight aside, "life expectancy" statistics are vastly skewed by high infant mortality rates. There seems to be a perception that in times (or even modern places) where the average lifespan is in the forties that someone in their fifties would somehow be viewed as (or even, in cases of extreme misconception, be physically comparable to) a person in their nineties in our society. That simply ain't so. Looking at the life expectancy of only people who survive beyond early childhood shows that the differences, whilst still present, are far less pronounced.

I don't think that's quite true. Life was harder back then, diseases that we almost ignore today could wipe you out, and diet wasn't necessarily all that good. Infant mortality skews things a bit, but life was short, brutal, and nasty for pretty much everyone back then.

 

[FCAAP_Dan]

all things considered, i'd say diet was better back then. high fructose corn syrup artificial sweeteners and preservatives, pesticides and herbicides. there is much to benefit from a calorie restricted diet high in fiber. look at the american obestity epidemic currently happening. that will catch up in a decade or two and lower the avetage.

otherwise I agree completely.

 

[FCAAP_Dan]

Ken Ham is nice enough to explain his racist view of skin colors:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/08/i_think_we_successfully_poked.php