tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343546954225003627.post4186130853340892903..comments2024-02-02T02:32:58.560-06:00Comments on Opinionated Catholic: Catholics, Evolution, and the Adam and Eve ProblemJames Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406049343115557137noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343546954225003627.post-82811044624808560942011-08-27T14:32:52.499-05:002011-08-27T14:32:52.499-05:00Roman Catholic scholars, scientists and philosophe...Roman Catholic scholars, scientists and philosophers have indeed been instrumental in many significant discoveries through the centuries. I have great respect for Roman Catholic scholarship. I don't always agree with the way the Catholic Church has interpreted some of the findings of those scientists, but I fully agree that when God created the first humans He made them fully human with eternal souls for which they/we had/have responsibility.<br /><br />When we speak of Adam and Eve as the first parents, we should ask "Whose first parents?" In biblical parlance they are the first parents of all humanity and so what is said about them applies to all humans. <br /><br />As the first parents, they would have lived about 4 million years ago, since the oldest human skeletons date to at least 3.6 million years. This is where we encounter some challenges with Genesis 1-5 which beautifully weaves mythological truth with historical truth. Cain and his brother Seth can be placed in history in the mid-late Holocene in Africa. They lived long after the first parents were created, so while Adam and Eve speak about all humanity, from Cain and Seth onward, we are speaking about Abraham's African ancestors from whom Jesus the Son of God descended, according to the Edenic Promise (Gen. 3:15).<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning Just Genesis. I appreciate it very much!Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343546954225003627.post-7094950743385947882011-06-28T13:25:36.105-05:002011-06-28T13:25:36.105-05:00DarwinCatholic had a blog article on polygenism th...DarwinCatholic had a blog article on polygenism that seemed to make a decent argument (at least to my untrained mind) that there could be a literal Adam and Eve who committed original sin even in a polygenism scenario. Pretty interesting read if you can find it.Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343546954225003627.post-56101076062585901502011-06-24T17:23:06.091-05:002011-06-24T17:23:06.091-05:00Thanks!!
I like his whole view of the Fall being ...Thanks!!<br /><br />I like his whole view of the Fall being a regression which sort of makes senseJames Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406049343115557137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343546954225003627.post-26185516285218275452011-06-24T17:08:49.535-05:002011-06-24T17:08:49.535-05:00Kudos for tackling such a difficult issue. I don&#...Kudos for tackling such a difficult issue. I don't see much difference between the Anglican version and the Catholic version of things.<br /><br />What gets me is people are so ignorant they don't comprehend that the Catholic Church as been at the forefront of scientific exploration, discovery, and study for centuries.<br /><br />SJR<br />The Pink Flamingo<br /><br />P. S. If I were Pope, I'd want an entire branch for astronomy and one of the finest observatories in the world available - so I could go play with it!SJ Reidheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009929983462161529noreply@blogger.com