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Dr. Brand has written a valued article, which the Review has published. If you access the article from the link below, page down to the comments that have been made. https://adventistreview.org/magazine-article/faith-inspired-scientific-inquiry/#comment-6377846884

Blindness in the elderly is often, not always, caused by Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), which occurs in two types. In Wet ARMD the death of the visual cells is caused by blood leakage inside the eyeball. It is commonly treated by regular injections into the eyeball that may last for years. Currently there are four medications that may be injected. In Dry ARMD , the more common form of ARMD, the cause for the death of the visual cells is not fully understood. Prior to 2023 there was no good treatment of Dry ARMD. In 2023, two new injections to treat Dry ARMD were approved. They are Syfovre and Izervay. Neither cures the disease. Both limit the progression of the disease. IOW, both injections delay the occurrence of blindness. NOTE: Further information of these treatments is available on the Internet. In addition, both conditions may exist, the Dry may be in one eye with the Wet in the other eye.

* The word "Nephilim" is in English language Bibles in Genesis 6. By telling us that word is not Biblical, you are telling us that my English language Bible is not a Bible. * The word "Nephilim" is written in the English alphabet. The ancient manuscripts of what we call the Old Testament were never written in the English alphabet. They were written in the Hebrew alphabet. * The word "Nephilim" is a transliteration from the Hebrew alphabet to the English alphabet. It does not form a new word. It is simply an additional method of writing a Hebrew word, which remains the same, in another language. * The rules for transliterating from one alphabet to another may allow for more than one spelling. I lived in South Korea for 35 months and I got to know the rules for transliterating from the Koren alphabet to the English alphabet, [NOTE: Contrary to what some may think, South Korea does have an alphabet. It actually has two systems of writing.] South Korean words had two symbols that could each be transliterated into two different English letters. One example is a South Korean letter that has been transliterated as either an "R" or as an "L." One is considered to be more correct, but both have been used. * The Hebrew word transliterated as Nephilim can also be transliterated as Nefilim, but this is not common. * While I could be wrong, I suspect that your listing of the Nephiyl/Nephil simply another form of the word, as "boys" is another form of the word "boy." Or, it could be an alternate spelling as I stated in my comment just above.

Very interesting history on these folks as well as the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which dates it's origin to definite New Testament Bible times. One of your own Scholars has looked into both groups. Matthew Korpman.

Herman Kibble is a SDA who contributed much in a time when the SDA Church did not appreciate his efforts. The following article does not mention that aspect of his ministry. In addition, it contains a number of factual errors, which have been corrected in a comment at the end of the article. https://adventistreview.org/obituary/herman-l-kibble-pioneer-seventh-day-adventist-chaplain-dies-at-92/#comment-6370045220