Why is that? God wiped out all of the ancestors of Adam that had no spirit...check that soul?
I don't recall that in the Bible.
Me neither.
But, I was curious. Where do you draw the distinction between following the Biblical account vs the evolutionary account of Adam's earthly father with a local flood?
I believe that the descendents of Adam's ancestors were wiped out, but not by the flood. I believe they were wiped out because, lacking the spark of intellect that came with the soul breathed into Adam, they weren't equipped to compete with Adam and his descendents for the same environmental niches.
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And, I guess a follow-up to that I was wondering if you believed that all of the inhabitants today are Noah's descendants?
Not to presuppose that you owe me any explanation or anything, mind you.
I'm not sure the extent to which the early chapters of genesis were meant as literal instructions on historical events.
