Re: paleonet Creationism again

[Bill Chaisson <chaisson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time, but I have always 
>been under the impression that "walking on water" was a 
>mistranslation of a phrase that actually meant "walking by the 
>(river, lake, ocean, insert body of water here)." Effectively, what 
>had originally been a story about a trip to the beach became a tale 
>of supernatural events. If this is the case then the entire point is 
>moot. And even if it is not, and regardless of the science of the 
>article, simply associating it with this parable of Jesus seems to 
>be an attempt at gaining publicity.

I too have heard of that mistranslation.  We actually have the same 
literal phrase in English: "I live right on the water", so the 
mistake is quite understandable.

It is quite amusing to see Madison Avenue values creeping into the 
professional literature.

Bill
-- 
_____________________________
William P. Chaisson
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dept. Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York  14627
607-387-3892