Originally posted by vivifySince you need about 100 individuals for a genetically viable population the Biblical story is at best incomplete. Which leads me to consider a paradox. They've committed the original sin and God has had them driven out of paradise, but despite this either produces new humans for Adam and Eve's children to breed with or protects them from the effects of inbreeding. Why?
Instead of having Adam's children copulate with their siblings, why didn't God just make new women from Cain and Abel's ribs?
Originally posted by DeepThoughtRadio's "Bible Answer Man" Hank Hanegraaf says it about like this: Adam and Eve had perfect DNA. After the Fall, DNA remained pretty darned good for generations, and near-perfect DNA allows inbreeding of siblings without producing crummy offspring. DNA got worse from generation to generation, such that at some point the Lord outlawed incest.
Since you need about 100 individuals for a genetically viable population the Biblical story is at best incomplete. Which leads me to consider a paradox. They've committed the original sin and God has had them driven out of paradise, but despite this either produces new humans for Adam and Eve's children to breed with or protects them from the effects of inbreeding. Why?
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