Split Rock said:
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Could you explain the mechanisms of both "hyper-evolution"
With the addition of the spiritual in the world, many things were different. With no decay, for example, radiation would not exist as it is now. Even things from the heavens, like cobalt rays, etc.
"The unit of dose is the gray (abbreviated Gy) which represents the absorbtion of an average of one joule of energy per kilogram of mass in the target material. This new unit has officially replaced the rad, an older unit (but still seen a lot in the radiation literature). One gray equals 100 rads. Absorbed Dose was originally measured for x-rays and gamma radiation but has been extended to describe protons and HZE particles. When used in predicting biological damage, a further distinction must be made as to the "quality" of the radiation. "
http://www.nsbri.org/Radiation/HumanAffects.html
Add to this a different atmosphere, and many other things, and the result is lifespans were in the order of 9 1/2 centuries. Since the world is only 6000 years old, with men living near a thousand years, if not for the split, Adam would only be 5 generations or so away from us!
and "continential movement on a grand scale?"
We know it moved, and on a grand scale, it really isn't a mystery about that. In a world that was spiritual, we do not know exactly how it worked, except for some clues. For example, no radioactive decay. Some have theorized that there were layers. For example I have heard an idea that there used to be a spiritual level up above the clouds, for the spirits. At the time of Babel, they tried to build up to it, it was thought in this idea! Remember, this was before the split, so who knows. I don't. By this same token, one could imagine a spiritual layer below the earth. It is a known biblical fact that this is true. Where, we don't know, but of course Jesus went down and preached to some inmates there, and He wasn't hallucenating!
Let's say it was about the depth of the continental plates, being spiritual, it would not be subject to physical only laws, friction, etc. That is an example to try to wrap our minds around the concept. Exacly the properties, whether there was levels, etc. we do not know. But the properties of spiritual/physical are far far different than physical only, it is safe to say!