Why do intellectually superior humans have around 7,000 distinct languages?

[dad]

The OP title is a quote from answers in Genesis

"“Why do intellectually superior humans have around 7,000 distinct languages?” queries evolutionary biologist Mark Pagel. Pagel heads a team searching for an evolutionary explanation for our many languages. The biblical history of the dispersion from the tower of Babel indicates that diversity of language emerged from the area of “a plain in the land of Shinar.”

Tower of Babel

The simplest and best explanation for languages and where man started is the bible!

Another interesting fact is how major kingdoms started at Babel, Babylon was started about 13 years after the birth of Peleg according to AIG! Then Egypt some aprox 60 years after Peleg's birth! This makes sense since Egypt is further away. Then even further we have Greece, which the same article says got going about 160 years after the birth of Peleg. Finally, the article places the tower of Babel at the time when Peleg was five years old!

In the Days of Peleg

The best and most accurate answers are in the bible about creation and history.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Origin of language.

The only real problem is that there is no direct evidence of what the original forms of communication were, the proto-lingua if you will.
The only thing we know for sure is that there was no Tower of Babel.

 

[SkyWriting]

"“Why do intellectually superior humans have around 7,000 distinct languages?”

This covers the topic better.
How many languages are there in the world? | Linguistic Society

 

[DogmaHunter]

The OP title is a quote from answers in Genesis

"“Why do intellectually superior humans have around 7,000 distinct languages?” queries evolutionary biologist Mark Pagel. Pagel heads a team searching for an evolutionary explanation for our many languages. The biblical history of the dispersion from the tower of Babel indicates that diversity of language emerged from the area of “a plain in the land of Shinar.”

Tower of Babel

The simplest and best explanation for languages and where man started is the bible!

Another interesting fact is how major kingdoms started at Babel, Babylon was started about 13 years after the birth of Peleg according to AIG! Then Egypt some aprox 60 years after Peleg's birth! This makes sense since Egypt is further away. Then even further we have Greece, which the same article says got going about 160 years after the birth of Peleg. Finally, the article places the tower of Babel at the time when Peleg was five years old!

In the Days of Peleg

The best and most accurate answers are in the bible about creation and history.

 

[SkyWriting]

The simplest and best explanation for languages and where man started is the Bible!

All animals have some language skills. Man's are very advanced and symbolic.

 

[Kenny'sID]

The only thing we know for sure is that there was no Tower of Babel.

Prove it.

 

[durangodawood]

Why is the answer always "because my preferred myth is real"?

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Prove it.

I can't prove a negative claim. Prove that there was one, without simply quoting the Bible.

 

[Kenny'sID]

I can't prove a negative claim. Prove that there was one, without simply quoting the Bible.

There you go then, a stand off as expected, and FWIW, I wasn't the one who made a claim so I need prove nothing..

There are people that will not believe you unless you can prove it.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

There you go then, a stand off as expected, and FWIW, I wasn't the one who made a claim so I need prove nothing..

There are people that will not believe you unless you can prove it.

I don't want a standoff. I want you to show me that my claim, that there wasn't a tower of Babel, is wrong, and I'd like it without people just quoting a Bible verse and going "Here!".
Can you show me that I'm wrong?

 

[pitabread]

The simplest and best explanation

Haha, "best".

 

[pitabread]

Why is the answer always "because my preferred myth is real"?

Fundamentalist religion 101

 

[Kenny'sID]

I don't want a standoff. I want you to show me that my claim, that there wasn't a tower of Babel, is wrong, and I'd like it without people just quoting a Bible verse and going "Here!".
Can you show me that I'm wrong?

You may not want one but that's probably all your going to get.

I don't think your paying attention. Can you show me your claim is right?

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

You may not want one but that's probably all your going to get.

I don't think your paying attention. Can you show me your claim is right?

I think that the only source for the tower of Babel comes from the Bible, then yeah, I'd say my claim that it didn't exist is pretty spot on. So, how am I not paying attention if I'm asking for non-Biblical sources?

 

[Kenny'sID]

I think that the only source for the tower of Babel comes from the Bible, then yeah, I'd say my claim that it didn't exist is pretty spot on. So, how am I not paying attention if I'm asking for non-Biblical sources?

No sense in repeating myself.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

No sense in repeating myself.

So you have no evidence outside of a story in the Bible. Could have just said so.

 

[dad]

This covers the topic better.
How many languages are there in the world? | Linguistic Society

Thanks, looks good.

 

[dad]

Origin of language.

The only real problem is that there is no direct evidence of what the original forms of communication were, the proto-lingua if you will.
The only thing we know for sure is that there was no Tower of Babel.

I think that it is buried deep under the ground now, due to tectonic activity around the time of the tower. How can you say it never existed, did you consult a psychic?

 

[dad]

All animals have some language skills. Man's are very advanced and symbolic.

Right, never thought of how some folks actually believe there is some relation between animals and man. That is so ridiculous I never really considered it in actually thinking about the past.

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

I think that it is buried deep under the ground now, due to tectonic activity around the time of the tower. How can you say it never existed, did you consult a psychic?

Because there's no evidence of the tower having existed. And saying it's buried because of tectonic activity 'around the time of the tower' is a pretty bland copout answer.