Here was my previous question on God's intention with these creatures that are so similar in form and intellect to humans...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApauKTGL.o_UD3Nrx5BBFR_d7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071001142705AAzdpnc
I'll paraphrase some of the responses...
1) Neanderthals didn't have spirits, so they were only animals
2) They never existed
3) Neanderthals were all disabled humans
4) Some of the groups from Babel lived in caves until they got arthritis and diseased
5) Neanderthal skeletons are a hodge-podge of various animal's bones
6) Result of demonic experiments
Anybody else have some input?
I'm not really happy with the answers thus far... mainly because we know they existed and that they weren't human or a variation of human (I guess nobody bothered to read the two links I had).
Actually the first answer I paraphrased was the only real answer I got... even though it didn't answer my question: What was God's intention with them!
2007-10-01 11:24:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think Neanderthals make "spiritual" people nervous. If you let one extra-human species into the club, what's to keep all the others out? The fact is, there is some tenuous evidence that the species had some sort of spiritual understanding. Considerable amounts of flower pollen (and therefore flowers) have been found in some Neanderthal graves. We can't say for sure what its purpose was but it seems to hint at some sort of departure ritual, which would imply some kind of belief in a "soul".
Since there's no mention of Neanderthals in the Bible, and since we don't know how they died out, this throws into question our specialness and our own survival. If God didn't take care of them, are we sure he's taking care of us? And of Neanderthals had primitive souls, then what might gorillas, chimps, baboons, dolphins, etc. have? Is it a gradual development? What exactly makes "humans" different?
Headache city. Best not to think about it.
2007-10-01 11:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by skepsis 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Scientifically they were a separate species, every bit as capable as we are. I have read that they were too peaceful and lacked our innate brutality. We overran their populations and either killed them all off, or they were assimilated with the human population through breeding. This being said, you will have me perusing the science section tonight at Barnes and Noble for more info. Good questions.
2007-10-01 11:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 14:00:47 · answer #3 · answered by kerper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were human. End of story
2014-06-10 09:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋