If Adam and Eve were the first humans...

And if all of humanity descended from them then how come there are so many different races and forms of human beings? Is it scientifically possible?

And if all of humanity descended from them then how come there are so many different races and forms of human beings? Is it scientifically possible?

Stranger_4

Centuries of different weather and breeding'll do that to you. If I spent a month in Florida I would have much darker skin than I do now.

And if all of humanity descended from them then how come there are so many different races and forms of human beings? Is it scientifically possible?

Stranger_4

It is just a story. You don't have to take it literally.duxup

Here's a "scientific" explanation. Adam and Eve were the first humans but then their descendents scattered throughout the Earth. Naturally, the people near the equator became darker skinned due to more exposure from sunlight. Genetic mutations can account for everything else.

I don't really believe the Adam and Eve story but I hope that made sense to you.

Assuming that people generally made babies at the age of 16-25, then since then (6000 years ago), you'd have about 240-375 generations of human beings.

Considering that we've spent at least half of that time looking like this, resulting in 120 - 187 generations of human beings AT MOST.

I don't know how long evolution takes to make changes in facial structure.

no its not. /threadsAndroid17

Of course you know a lot don't you. Your a scientist right?:roll:

From a genetic standpoint, we are all remarkably similar. There is less than a 0.1% difference.

Centuries of different weather and breeding'll do that to you. If I spent a month in Florida I would have much darker skin than I do now.

dracula_16

And if all of humanity descended from them then how come there are so many different races and forms of human beings? Is it scientifically possible?

Stranger_4

[QUOTE="dracula_16"]

Centuries of different weather and breeding'll do that to you. If I spent a month in Florida I would have much darker skin than I do now.

domatron23

Biology 101.

Sun can casue mutations in the skin.

Radation can cause changes in the body.

They must've had a lot of kids.....CleanPlayer

Well I would really have to agree with Duxup. It's just a story and not to be taken literally. Old testaments can do that do you ;)

[QUOTE="dracula_16"]

Centuries of different weather and breeding'll do that to you. If I spent a month in Florida I would have much darker skin than I do now.

domatron23

It was just a guess. I'm not qualified to give a step by step answer.

It's a legend. It isn't real.marcogamer07

[QUOTE="sAndroid17"]no its not. /threadOmni-Wrath

Of course you know a lot don't you. Your a scientist right?:roll:

[QUOTE="sAndroid17"]no its not. /threadOmni-Wrath

Of course you know a lot don't you. Your a scientist right?:roll:

Ever read the Tower of Babel story? The people were separated by language barriers and went their separate ways. Either God also changed their race too or due to adaption to the environment and incest (a.k.a. evolution on a small scale) there came the different races.mindstorm

[QUOTE="mindstorm"]Ever read the Tower of Babel story? The people were separated by language barriers and went their separate ways. Either God also changed their race too or due to adaption to the environment and incest (a.k.a. evolution on a small scale) there came the different races.fatzebra

its simple, that was still thousands if not millions of years ago. Over time the people spread out and became different races. Adam and Eve were believed to be in Messepotamia area. That makes it easy for there children to travel to africa and asia.jrabbit99

[QUOTE="domatron23"][QUOTE="dracula_16"]

Centuries of different weather and breeding'll do that to you. If I spent a month in Florida I would have much darker skin than I do now.

Omni-Wrath

Biology 101.

Sun can casue mutations in the skin.

Radation can cause changes in the body.

The Bible said that Adam and Eve were the FIRST humans, not the ONLY humans created! Curlyfrii87

What I want to know is how they managed to start the human race without engaging in an incestuous relationship. :?Dark_Knight6

The Bible said that Adam and Eve were the FIRST humans, not the ONLY humans created! Curlyfrii87

[QUOTE="Curlyfrii87"]The Bible said that Adam and Eve were the FIRST humans, not the ONLY humans created! jasperrussell

Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters... and were told to be fruitful and multiply. *cough* incest *cough*

The Bible said that Adam and Eve were the FIRST humans, not the ONLY humans created! Curlyfrii87

The Bible said that Adam and Eve were the FIRST humans, not the ONLY humans created! Curlyfrii87

The Bible says a lot of things.:roll:

[QUOTE="domatron23"][QUOTE="dracula_16"]

Centuries of different weather and breeding'll do that to you. If I spent a month in Florida I would have much darker skin than I do now.

Omni-Wrath

Biology 101.

Sun can casue mutations in the skin.

Radation can cause changes in the body.

maybe I need biology 101? didn't we all have darker skin and the advent of technology (ie better shelter and clothes) meant lighter skinned people were less likely to die and thus more liekly to breed. are you saying a life of being in the sun before breeding will cause a slightly darker offspring?

People in Africa had clothes and shelter. What triggered the change was location. The primary function of Melanin is to protect against UV radiation. As you move further away from the equator, the less overall UV you're exposed to. However our skin does need a certain amount of UV to manufacture Vitamin D. The lighter skin tone is a response to this.

I am an ambassador from planet Querlin. We demand all your boddle-bumps and glirshes. Give them to us...now! *wergah wergah wergah*

P.S. - Don't take drugs (or the Bible)

[QUOTE="Curlyfrii87"]The Bible said that Adam and Eve were the FIRST humans, not the ONLY humans created! Teenaged

Maybe not directly, but if you look close enough you might find that it does.

Like when Cain was banished from Eden, he was wondering the wilderness and from out of nowhere, he found a wife! :o Adam and Eve only had 3 kids, all of which were boys. It doesn't directly suggest it no, but some events point that way.

God made more races later on after Adam and Eve Rigga911

With his junior G.I. science kit, right?

[QUOTE="Teenaged"][QUOTE="Curlyfrii87"]The Bible said that Adam and Eve were the FIRST humans, not the ONLY humans created! Curlyfrii87

Maybe not directly, but if you look close enough you might find that it does.

Like when Cain was banished from Eden, he was wondering the wilderness and from out of nowhere, he found a wife! :o Adam and Eve only had 3 kids, all of which were boys. It doesn't directly suggest it no, but some events point that way.

The answers I got from Evangelists was that incest was accepted by god only at that point because there was no other way and they also cared to add a gap-filling of custom, home made, genetic "studies" by saying that their genetic information was much superior that ours and that's why we didn't end up retarted. Yeah... :roll:Teenaged

...Right. Or God could have, you know, whipped up some more humans, seeing as he's all-powerful. :? But, whatever, incest sounds fine.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]The answers I got from Evangelists was that incest was accepted by god only at that point because there was no other way and they also cared to add a gap-filling of custom, home made, genetic "studies" by saying that their genetic information was much superior that ours and that's why we didn't end up retarted. Yeah... :roll:Dark_Knight6

...Right. Or God could have, you know, whipped up some more humans, seeing as he's all-powerful.