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I am a chrysanthemum in the bouquet of the universe... a really tiny and meaningless one, but... nonetheless...

2007-03-13 17:47:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

According to the Bible, all people today descended from the survivors of a great Flood - Noah's family, who in turn descended from Adam and Eve (Gen 1:11). There are many stories, from many parts of the world, of a great Flood that only several people survived to repopulate the earth.
But today we have many different groups, often called "races" with what seem to be greatly differing features. The most obvious of these is skin color. Some see this as a reason to doubt the Bible's record of history. They believe that the various groups could have arisen only by evolving separately over tens of thousands of years. However, this does not follow from the evidence.
The Bible tells us how the population that descended from Noah's family had one language and were living together and disobeying God's command to "fill the earth" (Gen 9:1, 11:4). God confused their language, causing a break-up of the population into smaller groups, which scattered over the earth (Gen. 11:8-9). Modern genetics shows how, following such a break-up of a population, variations in skin color, for example, can develop in only a few generations. And there is good evidence to show that the various groups of people we have today have NOT been separated for huge periods of time.
One could say there is really only one race - the human race. The Bible teaches us that God has "made from one blood all nations of men" (Acts 17:26. Scripture distinguishes people by tribal or national groupings, not by skin color or physical features. Clearly, though, there are groups of people, who have certain features (e.g. skin color) in common, which distinguish them from other groups. We prefer to call these "people groups" rather than "races," to avoid the evolutionary and racist connotations that have become associated with the word "race."
All peoples can intermarry and produce fertile offspring. This shows that the biological differences between the "races" are not great. In fact, the DNA differences are trivial. The DNA of any two people in the world would typically differ by just 0.2%. Of this, only 6% can be linked to racial categories; the rest is "within race" variation.
This genetic unity means, for instance, that white Americans, although ostensibly far removed from black Americans in phenotype, can sometimes be better tissue matches for them than other black Americans.
For more information on this check out this link
"http://www.answersingenesis.org"

2007-03-14 01:18:38 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0 0

I think our first parents had all the info in the DNA to create a variety of skin colors.

Some people say is evolution. But what does evolution have to do with a person changing skin color. I have never witness this. I see people get sunburn which is bad for your skin and can even cause cancer. But I have never seen a person change skin color except for Michael Jackson.

Evolution is not science. It's just an idea someone had and got very popular. But noboday has witness a generation change color.

In fact there are many white people that have been living in souther Africa for generations and they are still as white as when their great grandparents got there. I have also seen black people living in northern parts of Europe for hundreds of years and their children are not turning white.

2007-03-14 00:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by sfumato1002 3 · 0 1

I think the same thing. That equator thing is a joke.
If that where true then everyone in each part of the world would be the same color.In America we are all colors.A beautiful bouquets of Flowers for God.<><

2007-03-14 00:48:05 · answer #4 · answered by funnana 6 · 0 1

Diversity In Gene Pools

2007-03-14 00:47:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I heard this on Jesse Duplantis' show.

God made people from the dust of the earth.

There are 5 skin colors. Black, white, brown, red and yellow.

There are 5 shades of dirt. Black, white, brown, red and yellow.

Does that answer your question?.

2007-03-14 00:58:04 · answer #6 · answered by vikkip67 4 · 0 0

To better adapt to the environments and climates they live in.

If one follows the theory that man started on what is now the African continent and various groups/tribes moved to follow the herds, those who moved away from the equator adapted lighter skin and eyes. It's just the simple process of biological adaptation.

example:
Darker skin allows for faster heat transference, better adaptation for places that get lots of sun.

2007-03-14 01:18:37 · answer #7 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 0 0

The theory I have is that God gave different skin colors to prepare them for the weather in the climate that they lived. For example: In Europe, the sun isn't that strong, so they don't need as much pigment in their skin to not get sunburned. However, in Africa, the sun is really strong, so God gave them dark skin to cope with that.

2007-03-14 00:48:31 · answer #8 · answered by Sly Girl 3 · 0 1

Maybe it was a way to test us, to see how we would get along with people of different "colors" Sadly, so far we are not doing a very good job at it.

2007-03-14 00:45:21 · answer #9 · answered by vivib 6 · 1 2

i think it is because God created all the colors of the rainbow, he wanted us to be all of the colors that made sense to him.

2007-03-14 00:48:02 · answer #10 · answered by spanky 6 · 0 0

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