Adam the first man with a rational soul?

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Adam the first man with a rational soul? Christanon 07/12/18 (Thu) 16:20:05 487f3d No.673887

What do you guys think of the idea that men existed prior to Adam and had sensitive(animal) souls, and Adam was a special creation where in man was given a rational soul which was then diffused throughout the rest of humanity through some means or another?

This seems like a good way to reconcile Christian teaching with evolution and the fact that the earth is much older than 6,000 years. Since in this interpretation the 6,000 years would be between the first rational man Adam and today, and not the beginning of the world. And there would have to be a discreet point in history where man transitioned from having just sensitive souls, to also having rational souls, assuming evolution.

Christanon 07/12/18 (Thu) 16:25:48 dd4f32 No.673896

>>673887

I've always thought something like this is sort of probable if evolution was true.

Really, after 10 years of carefully reading both sides, I don't see that either side has proven it's case. Genesis is highly allegorical, to not see that is to not understand how to read literature. It has a distinctly different feel than the more historical writings and, besides it was written several thousand years after the events occurred. Ever played the telephone game? And while I believe Moses to be heavily inspired by God, I don't think God dictated the books a la Mormon tablet style.

As for evolution- we've never seen it, It's all well and good to say "millions of years" but what the heck does that do for us now, or even in the next thousand. It's a non-issue. Who the winnie the pooh cares. Obviously, selective breeding, natural selection, and such are real things. No ones debating the benefits of domestication.

So, what's the bone to pick? Everyone wants to be right but the winning theory doesn't change anything for Christians, though Athiests would obviously -seem- be btfo, we know damn well they'll just rationalize something else. It won't change anyone's mind, it doesn't bring us current benefit.

Everyone stop focusing on this silly issue and get to doing God's work.

Christanon 07/12/18 (Thu) 16:41:22 2740b9 No.673902

>>673887

I think you might be on to something, but how to approach the topic without others crying out "heresy, heresy"?

Christanon 07/12/18 (Thu) 16:53:51 128048 No.673911

>reconcile Christian teaching with evolution

Except revolution is not proven, let alone scientific. See actual embronology

>the earth is much older than 6,000 years

Methods of dating are flawed and contrary research blocked. See fact there there are dinosaurs bones with C14 within them.

The fact that theistic evolution is even a thing is proof that people do not read the Bible.

For God made not death, neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living.

Christanon 07/12/18 (Thu) 16:56:34 763ad9 No.673913

There's *dabs* already *dabs* a thread *dabs* for this *dabs*.

Christanon 07/12/18 (Thu) 19:45:29 0003be No.673978

>>673887

Oh look, yet another evolution thread. NO, ADAM WAS FIRST HUMAN. HUMANS ARE LITERALLY CALLED "ADAM" OR "SONS OF ADAM". ALSO POOH OFF TO >>670570 ,WE DONT NEED THOUSAND THREADS ABOUT THIS.

Christanon 07/12/18 (Thu) 21:50:23 e4fc82 No.674012

>>673978

This.

Adam was the first homo sapiens (or wtv species you consider to be the first humans) that either came from another species or created literally from dust. Either way couldn't care less since it has 0 importance for faith.

Saged