![]() … These sorts of moves put scientifically knowledgeable believers in such groups in a difficult position – do they deny the science to remain theologically “on side,” or do they risk membership in their faith communities by accepting the science?Īs the information coming out of the various genome-sequencing projects trickles down to the pew level, these difficulties are only going to increase. In particular, there is a concern that moving away from the view that the entire human race descends from one ancestral couple threatens the doctrine of original sin. ![]() Some Christian groups are beginning to require denying these findings as part of their theology. I liked Venema’s piece a lot, particularly this bit: ![]() Think Christian has been running a mini-forum on the question of a “historical Adam.”ĭennis Venema’s contribution was quite helpful for squarely stating that science finds the idea of a single “Adam and Eve” couple as the ancestors of all of humanity to be extremely, and increasingly, unlikely. ![]()
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