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God created man

sawyerloggingon

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There were two species of man at one time, Cro- Magnon and Neanderthal. Nobody knows for sure what happened to Neanderthals but the fact is they were men and did exist so it begs the question were they God's creation too or just us.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
There were two species of man at one time, Cro- Magnon and Neanderthal. Nobody knows for sure what happened to Neanderthals but the fact is they were men and did exist so it begs the question were they God's creation too or just us.
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I believe one of our users (I think Jerry) had a biblical interpretation that explained the different species of humanoids.

And depends on what you mean by 'man'. Do you mean specifically Homo Sapiens or the Genus homo?
 
I suppose since God also brought forth wives for the descendants of Adam and Eve and subsequently destroyed everybody except Noah's family, one could argue that the human variants would have been killed in the flood except for Noah's version.
 
Presupposing the existence of God, isn't every animal God's creation?
 
Fisher said:
I suppose since God also brought forth wives for the descendants of Adam and Eve and subsequently destroyed everybody except Noah's family, one could argue that the human variants would have been killed in the flood except for Noah's version.
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Neanderthals were long gone when the flood supposedly occurred and no mention of a different species of man is ever mentioned in the bible.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
Neanderthals were long gone when the flood supposedly occurred and no mention of a different species of man is ever mentioned in the bible.
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Because the Bible does not mention something does not mean that it did not exist/happen. The text has never been represented as the sum of all human knowledge through the Jesus era by any credible source that I recall.
 
Fisher said:
Because the Bible does not mention something does not mean that it did not exist/happen. The text has never been represented as the sum of all human knowledge through the Jesus era by any credible source that I recall.
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You would think the old testament would at least mention two different species of man but since it does not I have to assume us cro types were the chosen ones, biblically speaking anyway.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
You would think the old testament would at least mention two different species of man but since it does not I have to assume us cro types were the chosen ones, biblically speaking anyway.
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It has been confirmed that homo sapiens neanderthalensis (Neanderthals) and homo sapiens sapiens (Cro-Magnon) interbred and also that there was interbreeding among both subspecies with a third subspecies called homo sapiens denisova (Denisovians). A certain portion of the human population today are actually hybrids containing genomes originating from two or all three of those subspecies. With that in mind, how can genetically pure homo sapiens sapiens be a "chosen" subspecies? If the flood is more than an allegory then the choice of persons preserved cannot be viewed in terms of subspecies because this genetic variation exists today. Genetics really puts some holes in literal interpretations of the biblical origins and preservation of man.
 
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It has been confirmed that homo sapiens neanderthalensis (Neanderthals) and homo sapiens sapiens (Cro-Magnon) interbred and also that there was interbreeding among both subspecies with a third subspecies called homo sapiens denisova (Denisovians). A certain portion of the human population today are actually hybrids containing genomes originating from two or all three of those subspecies. With that in mind, how can genetically pure homo sapiens sapiens be a "chosen" subspecies? If the flood is more than an allegory then the choice of persons preserved cannot be viewed in terms of subspecies because this genetic variation exists today. Genetics really puts some holes in literal interpretations of the biblical origins and preservation of man.
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I knew that was a theory but had not heard it was confirmed. I'm not being a smart ass by saying have a link? Really though if you do I would like to read more about this.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I knew that was a theory but had not heard it was confirmed. I'm not being a smart ass by saying have a link? Really though if you do I would like to read more about this.
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Sure, I also found the genetic findings quite interesting because it was assumed for a long time that Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon were genetically incompatible. Here's an article regarding the findings and a highlight:


Comparing genomes, scientists concluded that today’s humans outside Africa carry an average of 2.5 percent Neanderthal DNA, and that people from parts of Oceania also carry about 5 percent Denisovan DNA. A study published in November found that Southeast Asians carry about 1 percent Denisovan DNA in addition to their Neanderthal genes. It is unclear whether Denisovans and Neanderthals also interbred.
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sawyerloggingon said:
There were two species of man at one time, Cro- Magnon and Neanderthal. Nobody knows for sure what happened to Neanderthals but the fact is they were men and did exist so it begs the question were they God's creation too or just us.
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I'm not expert here but I believe cro-magnon was a later evolution than neanerthal. I believe there have been several species of homo. Homo sapiens is the latest evolution of the genus.
 
Fisher said:
Because the Bible does not mention something does not mean that it did not exist/happen. The text has never been represented as the sum of all human knowledge through the Jesus era by any credible source that I recall.
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Nor does it mention where Cain's wife came from. A curious anomaly, to be sure.
 
1 In the beginning Man created God;
and in the image of Man
created he him.

2 And Man gave unto God a multitude of
names,that he might be Lord of all
the earth when it was suited to Man

3 And on the seven millionth
day Man rested and did lean
heavily on his God and saw that
it was good.

4 And Man formed Aqualung of
the dust of the ground, and a
host of others likened unto his kind.

5 And these lesser men were cast into the
void; And some were burned, and some were
put apart from their kind.

6 And Man became the God that he had
created and with his miracles did
rule over all the earth.

7 But as all these things
came to pass, the Spirit that did
cause man to create his God
lived on within all men: even
within Aqualung.

8 And man saw it not.

9 But for Christ's sake he'd
better start looking.

-Ian Anderson
 
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