why do people still cling to the Biblical myths.
Our own DNA says otherwise.
2007-05-05 05:52:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html
By the way, I did pay the hundred bucks to find out what my ancestry was.
I'm a typical Euro-mutt of the most common variety found in Germany and the UK.
2007-05-05 06:00:06 · update #1
Nice answer, LX V. I gave you a thumbs up.
But the Bible is pretty clear about the Mesopotamian origins, the two rivers, etc. The Garden of Eden is a reference to the Steppe Gardens that were maintained for the gods and the Tower of Babel story is a reference to the step pyramids of the region.
2007-05-05 06:59:06 · update #2
Maybe Eve went on holiday to Africa lolol I'm sure there's a description of it in one of the parts of the Bible that was edited out to save embarassment... "And Eve did book a weeks' package holiday to Africa and left Adam at home to mind the house. And she did couple with all the humans that had evolved in Africa about 6 million years earlier and thus spread her DNA to Africa"
"Going to hell for believing in DNA" ... that's hilarious - truly the funniest thing I've read in weeks
2007-05-05 05:59:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No idea. But if religions cling to belief on faith alone, then why should Mitochondrial DNA even matter?
And why do people call the woman who gave the Mitochondrial DNA "Eve?" A person can't rationally ignore some parts of science, while accepting others when it "fits" a certain belief. And humans did come out of Africa, far more than 6,000 years ago.
2007-05-05 12:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think they cling to biblical myths out of fear of the unknown.. they take comfort in the promises of exclusion and superiority that belonging to that group provides.
I'd like to know why people cling to the myth of there being "races" of people as well.. it's proven we all come from Africa... we all carry the same genetic strain.. race is just a pigment of the mind, yet people use this daily to make themselves feel superior to others.
2007-05-05 15:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kallan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty cool you traced your ancestry like that.
The Bible doesn't give the location of the Garden of Eden. Only tradition holds it was in Mesopotamia. So you see you have only disproved tradition.
In addition to which many people hold the story of Adam and Eve to be allegorical, not literal.
Why do people still think we Christians are ignorant of such things?
2007-05-05 13:17:39 · answer #4 · answered by LX V 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There have been many creations of "man". Elohim translates to gods, plural. So we had many creators that fought amongst themselves.Different creators = different races. It's in the Sumerian texts, the ancient Indian (India) texts, the Egyptian texts and others. Eye-opening reading.
2007-05-05 13:31:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion offers comfort. Atheism doesn't. That's all.
This is especially appealing to people in poor countries; they feel they need a 'father figure in the sky'. Also the level of education is not very high.
2007-05-05 12:59:40 · answer #6 · answered by robert2020 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Silly, why would I believe in mitochondrial DNA results? They are as reliable as carbon dating. I'll put my trust in a book full of inconsistencies instead!*
*yeah folks, that's sarcasm.
2007-05-05 12:56:02 · answer #7 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
All of a sudden the "We have Faith, we don't need proof" crowd start baying for proof.
Some people are never happy.
2007-05-05 12:57:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
DNA is a trick that the devil devised to sidetrack scientists. If you believe in DNA, you are automatically going to hell. How does that make you feel?
2007-05-05 12:58:58 · answer #9 · answered by Fred 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
What can I say, you will believe what you want to believe right?
2007-05-05 13:13:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋