how is it that all humanity stemmed from just two people in only 5 or 6 thousand years?

Question

now there are over 6 billion people alive today. now take into account the billions of people that came before us no longer living. the math just doesn't add up.

according to some christians ...note i said SOME. people have only been on earth for 5 or 6 thousand years

it also says in the bible that god created adem and then eve...no where does it mention the creation of their sons wives.

i mean no where does it mention that god created 2 more women for their sons wives.

Answer 1

frrom where to where
the twelve tribes of israel or when earth was made in genesis, there are still wholes in the modern aspect of genesis, and all the bible found wasnt allowed to be printed as we read it today either, just books the roman catholic monarchy allowed to print, ok as history writes it.
but all peole are supposively dedceendents of the twelve tribes of israel so all people of all colors are from these, right, so as each expanded each proliferated off spring and each to a seperate part fo teh world also, but all origins still say we came basically from middle world eastern europe and middle east, what happened no one could get along then as now ok? what is there toi figure the world has been killing itself off for eons oiver religion to this day, so figure what would be if all teh disasters hadnt had happened and the black death plague war famine and others seems we are underdevoloped for history being the way it is right, so you idea is just as good as the next one to me :)

Answer 2

Well, I'm not saying that people have only been here 5 or 6 thousands years, but your math is way off, because it could have happened.

Look at history and see the many times that huge amounts of the population have died or been killed. And still we have over 6 billion people today.

WW II total was about 40 million over all. The black death killed millions. Wars have killed countless millions over the centuries. Spanish Flu killed about 18 to 20 Million worldwide.

The math more then adds up for those that think that. In fact, imagine if there were no wars, that factor alone would have allowed the population to be much higher then it is now.

Answer 3

"the math just doesn't add up."

Have you tried to do the math?
"It is relatively easy to calculate the growth rate needed to get today’s population from Noah’s three sons and their wives, after the Flood. With the Flood at about 4,500 years ago, it needs less than 0.5% per year growth."
"Let us start in the beginning with one male and one female. Now let us assume that they marry and have children and that their children marry and have children and so on. And let us assume that the population doubles every 150 years. Therefore, after 150 years there will be four people, after another 150 years there will be eight people, after another 150 years there will be sixteen people, and so on. It should be noted that this growth rate is actually very conservative. In reality, even with disease, famines, and natural disasters, the world population currently doubles every 40 years or so.1

After 32 doublings, which is only 4,800 years, the world population would have reached almost 8.6 billion. That’s 2 billion more than the current population of 6.5 billion people, which was recorded by the U.S. Bureau of Census on March 1, 2006. This simple calculation shows that starting with Adam and Eve and assuming the conservative growth rate previously mentioned, the current population can be reached well within 6,000 years. "

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Answer 4

You are not reading your Bible!
It says that Adam and Eve got wives for their sons. (must have been from other couples. And then it says one there sons went and built a city. You would need a lot of people for that.) It dose not say that they were the only two created; just the first two.
When the big flood came all but one family was lost. But they multiplied.
Scientists have found that 1,700 years ago either a giant meter hit the earth and blocked the sun for three years, or a volcano blasted so much soot in the air that the sun was blocked for three years and most died from lack of food, maybe even more.
The U.S. has increased by about 40,000,000 in about 30 years. Multiplying we are good at.

Answer 5

We are not all from the same two people .we should have had hundreds of different ancestors.with differnet characteristics . thoisw who made scriptures and spoke about geneis are not elite and well inforned and as intelligent as the people of these days .since what ever has beeen written by some one ion thepast has vbeen continoulsy taught to the people from childhood , they have come to be steeped in the same belief .however educated one might be , he idea tht he has imbibed from the child hood is diffeicult to shake off.
According to the Bible we are of inchestual parantage as eve was made of the chest bone of Adam.when God could make the man without any usiong any one's bone , it is not known why HE could not have made eve also directly just like Adam.Those who clai hat all of us had the same ancestors do not at all respect people others who do not have a white sikly skinand discriminate agaist the dark and coloured skins .That sthe way they respect thier faith and the God .

Answer 6

You are right, the earth went from 1 billion in 1850 to over 6 billion today, (take into account the millions of abortions), if that rate would have occured for millions of years we would be bigger in population than the U.S. deficit!!!!!

Answer 7

You are poor at math. An old Chinese tale is that the emperor offered payment to someone who said instead of gold, he would ask for one grain of rice on a chess board square, doubling it each square. You would have eagerly went for it. The emperor realized by the last square all the rice in the world would barely cover the debt.

So, yes, all humanity could come from just 2 people, providing the genetics were up to it. In today's present state of decline, our genetics would not be up to it.

Answer 8

Ever heard of exponential growth? Would you rather have 10 million dollars up front or 1 penny that grew exponentially every 5 mins for 24 hours? The penny choice is the best. It would be around 100 million or more in a 24 hr period. Your argument lacks the mathematical analogy of exponentiation i.e. do the math!!! Think of microorganisms--germs. If it wasn't for exponential growth we'd never get sick.

Answer 9

God only reported the first making of humans as to not be redundant.
He created others the same as he did Adam and Eve.
If you read Genesis (starting at Genesis 4:13 on) Cain went and took a wife, and there were those that he feared were going to kill him--these were not children of Adam and Eve.
No, it does not mention God creating others in the "Adam and Eve fashion"--that's where "logic" comes into play. It also does not mention Adam and Eve giving birth to these "others" so, one can assume that God created others just like he did Adam and Eve.

Answer 10

It is scientifically impossible...

Humanity wouldn't have made it 5 generations. Inbreeding causes mutations detrimental to survival.

By the 6th generation, they'd all be too mentally retarded to even know how to procreate.

Furthermore, in todays modern era, species with as many as 20 individuals are still most likely to go extinct, even with human assistance.

Humanity couldn't have been propagated from 2 individuals.