Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.
Not sure that DNA contains "soul".Well, if any descendant of one of the 'souled' humans has a soul and if the souled and the soulless interbreed, then pretty quickly everyone would be souled.
I know you from other sites and that you are a world-class authority when it comes to DNA and genetics, so I have great respect for your opinion. For many years I rubbished the idea that there was any connection between Adam and the lower primates, but now I'm having second thoughts.It's not just that we share some physical features. A comparison of our DNA just screams that we descend from a common ancestor.
I don't mean DNA here, just genealogical descent. If two groups of people keep interbreeding, soon everyone has ancestors from both groups. If having even one ancestor from the 'souled' group means you have a soul, that means everyone has a soul after not too many generations. (How many generations depends on how large the populations are and how isolated different subgroups are. But unless there are completely isolated populations, everyone gets a soul this way.) This is the case even if you inherit zero DNA from that souled ancestor.Not sure that DNA contains "soul".
Yes, the old dog is dead -- and greatly missed. No new dog, though. I just haven't updated my profile pic. (But we did have a loaner dog for the past week while my son was out of town. Happy to have him, happy to send him back to my son.)You appear to have a new dog, so your other dog must have died - sorry about that; it ain't no fun losing a pet.
Oh, I thought the dog in your avatar was a newbie, but it's the old dog? Sorry.Yes, the old dog is dead -- and greatly missed. No new dog, though. I just haven't updated my profile pic. (But we did have a loaner dog for the past week while my son was out of town. Happy to have him, happy to send him back to my son.)
It's a real mysterious, grey area, I think.I don't mean DNA here, just genealogical descent. If two groups of people keep interbreeding, soon everyone has ancestors from both groups. If having even one ancestor from the 'souled' group means you have a soul, that means everyone has a soul after not too many generations. (How many generations depends on how large the populations are and how isolated different subgroups are. But unless there are completely isolated populations, everyone gets a soul this way.) This is the case even if you inherit zero DNA from that souled ancestor.
Mind you, I don't think this idea of physically inheriting a soul (even if not inheriting DNA) makes a lot of sense, but there are those who propose it.
What are "pre-humans"?The Genesis story deals with the creation of meaning and purpose on earth, not with the ball of dirt. Everything I know suggests that there were pre-humans already existing, and Adam and Eve are the first (many) who conceived that we are children of God.
Adam and Eve had the breath of life. Genesis 2:7.Everything I know suggests that there were pre-humans already existing, and Adam and Eve are the first (many) who conceived that we are children of God.
He is talking about what science calls hunter gathers or primitive man compared to food producers of civilized man. In archeology some of the primate camping sites became a city. They had to follow the animal hurds around for dinner. Where modern man has domesticated farm animals that he raises for food. When I was growing up my mom would say if you don't behave I will cook your goose. I thought she meant she would tan our hide. What she was talking about was children would bond with farm animals that became a pet for them. If they were not good then they would cook their pet and serve it on the dinner table.What are "pre-humans"?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?