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It would make Cain's wife (which is claimed to be his sister to try to cover up the plot hole) more interesting if we view her as a Neanderthal. Adam / Eve =>
by someotherperson 3y ago
It would make Cain's wife (which is claimed to be his sister to try to cover up the plot hole) more interesting if we view her as a Neanderthal.
Adam / Eve => first Homosapiens, but this doesn't mean Neanderthals weren't already around.
- huytersd 3y agoAll of this bible based theorizing actually makes a rather interesting hypothesis less interesting.
- ysavir 3y agoHowcome?
- huytersd 3y agoBecause it takes an interesting premise that could possibly be followed up using genetic and archaeological data and turns it into some nonsense that happened what, 6000 years ago? It cheapens it.
- darepublic 3y agoI don't mean to belabour this, but I am sorry if you feel my original comment was taking factual research down an unrelated tangent. In referencing nephilim I am not trying to advocate for truth behind biblical writings, I just find it interesting to think that perhaps memories from tens of thousands of years ago survive in some form in our imagination and artistic expression. Perhaps living beside other people who are similar and also strange is a recurring pattern in human civilization and it is natural to project onto those "others" our fears and desires.
- huytersd 3y agoI see where you’re coming from. It’s a distant generational memory that imprints itself on a relatively recent religious text. That being said, I feel like Indian or Ancient Greek mythologies have so much more longevity and so many more entities that would readily avail themselves to this exact situation (asuras, devas, Jupiter and Zeus could be considered extensions of Neanderthal gods etc.)
- someotherperson 3y agoLike the other person, I'm not exactly Catholic. I just find it interesting to retcon a plot hole a few thousand years later.