science dives deeper than religion. While this would seem to do it with a short snorkel surface, the first deployed their oxygen tanks and a high-tech equipment to descend into the depths Recondo and closer to the truth. The differences are obviously apparent. Religions explain the origin of humans with the divine creation of first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve (from the side of that). Science explains what fossils, archeology, carbon-14 and hundreds of thousands of discoveries analyzed, discussed, evaluated, published and even today continuing study to improve the information obtained. Religion does otherwise. Sacred books were written and many of its truths depend precisely on the sacredness alluded. Full stop, literally.
is clear that at the time the Bible was written that science had not been down to the Deep aforementioned. The degree of knowledge that was the origin of living things was pure intuition and legends. There was no media, no studies were available, there was no research, no books. Everything is limited to the originality of seasoned writers. Consider that the Bible (or Tanach for Jews) was written over approximately 1000 years (900 BC - 100 AD) and the oldest complete book, the century of Hosea is XI BC, at which time, of course, no information or studies to share. Libraries and the Internet still not working.
In a swift investigation, we discovered that humans first came into the world, millions and millions of years after it was created. That is, and to better understand if the base set off back the planet Earth has been the work of a great architect, the fact is that this would have taken some time between creating the world and then created man. You may need to be sure to bring life to our antepsados. The funny thing is that it took so long for such a task! Is that there were a few days or a few years of earth alone ... Were about 15 billion years, according to scientists today explain most scholars. Lovey-dovey pause between one thing and another. But regardless of years of difference, science explains further that the first relatives of ours who walked this world, were not exactly like us. Had to spend a long time until humans evolve to the men and women today. Let's see.
The former seem to have been the Australopithecus or "southern apes", who were the first bipedal hominids (walking on two legs and could run on flat terrain). This relative had powerful jaws and strong molars. Long limbs and spent much of his life in the trees. His brain had a volume less than 400 cubic centimeters. It follows that walking upright was long before brain expansion. His height did not exceed 1.20 m. in height and 30 kg in weight. Time that these records appeared: 4 million years ago and are representadon by a group of pre-human fossils found in southern and eastern Africa. The oldest fossils are about 5 million years and the most recent 1 million years. The first Australopithecus was found in the 1960 East Africa (Ethiopia) and was called Lucy.
After Lucy seems to have reached the Homo habilis ("handy man") is kind of hominid, had to adopt more upright position because of climatic variations grew grasslands and forced to stand on their feet to spot potential hazards. They had larger brains, about 750 cubic centimeters. Its most important feature was the change in the way food: not only ate fruits and vegetables but also animals. Hairy body. Currently, researchers disagree about whether Homo habilis and produced intentionally hunting tools to do so. Are believed to have spoken. Fossils were found in the Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) with the first utensils. Age of these friends: 2 million years ago.
came after the Homo erectus ("upright man") also called Pithecanthropus Erectus. Some saw this as the direct representative of the man, but now known to many previous austratopithecus had similar features. They are the first hominids were widely distributed over the surface of the planet, reaching the Southeast and East Asia. Body deep, thick eyebrows and big muscles. Had a brain larger than that of homo habilis, about 1,100 cubic centimeters. They found the use of fire and produced the first hand ax. The first Homo erectus was found in Java (Oceania) at the end of last century. The discovery of hominid remains of this species in Beijing caves allowed the reconstruction of some aspects of his life. Seniority of our relatives "erectus": 1.5 million years
It was not long (in this size ...) to reach the Homo sapiens ("wise man") lived in Europe, Africa and Asia. Archaeological findings reflect important changes in the behavior of this species: use of stone tools and bones worked, changes in the ways of hunting, use and control of fire, use of clothing, increase in population size, ritual manifestations and artistic. The representative of Homo sapiens is the oldest Neanderthal (Germany). Joined: we may say "before yesterday": of 150,000 to 200,000 years
But one is missing. Homo sapiens sapiens (modern man) Its physical characteristics are the same as those of modern humans. His brain capacity is about 1,400 cubic centimeters. It is believed that appeared in Europe about 40,000 years ago. Homo sapiens sapiens is the one that starred from 10,000 BC, major changes in the economic and social organization, as the first forms of agriculture and domestication of animals, and life in cities. His most faithful representative of the Cro-Magnon (France). As my grandmother Anita, "seems que fue ayer", hace 35.000 o 40.000 años.
Pues bien, de este rápida descripción, concluímos en que la ciencia indica que los seres humanos aparecieron hace 4 o 5 millones de años y los últimos, hace 40.000 años atrás. Mi duda es ¿cuál de estas criaturas habra tenido como vecino a Adán? La primera respuesta que me viene a la mente es responder como me enseñaron: "Adán fue el primer hombre" , es decir, Adán debiera haber existido entre los Australopithecus hace 4 o 5 millones de años. Pero esto no me cierra. Si Adán (y luego Eva) vivieron hace tanto tiempo atrás, como es posible que hayan pasado 4 millones de años hasta que se escribieran their lives ... It's hard to keep from one generation to this report. Nor do I close that Adam has been an Australopithecus because they had a very small brain that almost did not allow them to think and solve conflicts with their intellect. This is a very strong argument. Recall that Adam and Eve were before the enormous stress of resolving conflicts worst of humanity, eating or not eating the apple of good or evil. If this decision triggered the original sin I do not think God had submitted to all human beings after the grief out of Paradise and the tremendous punishment that this situation resulted in their offspring and descendants, by a pair of human beings a brain volume less than 400 cubic centimeters, a size would not exceed 1.20 m. height and 30 kg in weight. I refuse to believe it. Adam and Eve were higher.
But ... I'm not sure. On second thought, if this pair origin of the human species (never got along with who had children Cain and Abel !!!!!!!!!) had not belonged to our first family, the australopithecines, religion does not accept whatever other category, Homo habilis or Homo erectus or sapiens ... because this would prove that emerged from the evolution of the species and not of divine origin ... Damn, I'm at a crossroads. The thought does not leave me alone. Just let me questions: What kind of man will have been Adam? What you do you think?
