not eve,as in adam and eve.I mean the eve,who was in Africa.my uncle was telling this story,which he says is true,that somehow everyone of us came from her.so,that mean we are all related through her?weird.if someone could fill me in on some info about this,I will be happy :)
2007-12-15 15:51:49 · 15 answers · asked by Δ 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Her name is Lucy.
2007-12-15 15:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Mitochondrial DNA studies put the original small population at about 150,000 years ago. Yes...that does mean a single common female ancestor, but no it doesn't mean that was the only female. It means a small population that is responsible for the only surviving line.
You will get a similar single female result for all major migrations that lead to isolated populations. They are dated by the mutation rate of mitochondrial DNA and the fact that 100% of it comes from the mother.
Interestingly, they have isolated a single male to. But it was much more recent. I don't know enough about this research to tell you how they did it.
Added: The guy that said Lucy is totally wrong. Lucy is an Australopithecus Afarensis fossil that was found in the 1970s. Although these are a direct relative, they aren't human. Lucy is over 3 million years old. She is actually in Houston right now. I plan to go see her. There are older and more complete fossils from the same species now. She was just a breakthrough find.
2007-12-15 15:59:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
taking a rib and creating a person from it.. doesn't mean they have to have the same genitals or look exactly the same.. could mean that was the BASIS which was further modified. Think of it like cooking.. many sauces start the same..BUT the end result are different. Many recipes use Flour, eggs, and water.. but the results are different. Lastly.. I believe that Genesis is trying to relay complex information in a way that everyone can understand. It is there to primarily teach about the creation of the Universe and the Fall of man.. it is NOT there to educate us on Science or maybe not even literal historical facts. Therefore, it does not diminish the message to say that Genesis tells about actual events in an alagorical or non-documentary fashion. ______________________________________ To your 3rd comment.. Re-read Genesis without bias.. you'll see lots of references to Adam and Eve and "them" Saying Adam did this.. Eve did this.. does not mean they were the only humans. Also, saying "them" doesn't mean Adam and Eve, necessarily.. it could mean a whole GROUP of humans.. who knows. The point is, not everything has to be told in literal, documentary fashion... not if you are teaching a moral lesson.
2016-05-24 03:57:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your uncle is talking about a theoretical ancestor whom must exist because we all have inherited her mitochondrial DNA which can only be passed down the mother's side of the family, so yes we all have one common ancestor - she wasn't really called "Eve" thats just the name they made up for her since there is no way for us to really know what that person's name really was like a "Jane Doe" it's just a name used as a placeholder.
2007-12-15 17:08:30 · answer #4 · answered by Michael Darnell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sometimes think that god did care ate other people that were not machined in the bible it never said that he didn't and Thar is this thing about an X or Y chromosomes the one of the male that holds constant from generation to generation Ware a black tribe was found to truly be Jewish and Jesus did say i have another flock that is not of this fold
2007-12-15 17:05:51 · answer #5 · answered by Minetto 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your uncle is confusing a documentary called In search of the real eve. The name is a metaphor.
2007-12-15 15:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by Pathofreason.com 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adam and Eve not from Africa,
and yes Eve the first mother of all the world.
and all die in the flood in the time of Noah
all the human came after that from Sam, Ham.Yafith
Ham went Africa.
2007-12-15 16:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by Mosa A 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Honestly, I just cannot believe that. Did she just suddenly "become" pregnant all on her own? If so then why have humans completely lost that ability?
I believe that people came from many different places. I believe in a form of "Created Evolution". With that I believe that we all evolved, with help from the gods, from different species. Yes, apes but also from lions, fish, etc...
I've got absolutely nothing to back that up, just a belief.
2007-12-15 15:58:14 · answer #8 · answered by Burning Moon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hell NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.......and yet another deception this world has been led into. Believe as you will. I certainly do not believe this. This belief does not have my support in no way shape or form.
Just to fill you in on what I do believe in: Is people started in the asias. Adam and "Eve" looked like asians.
2007-12-15 16:00:15 · answer #9 · answered by white_painted_lady 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Google Mitochondrial Eve.
Lucy is a named fossil homonid. Not the subject of your Q.
2007-12-15 15:58:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yup they were the 1st humans to be made by god,so yea adam and eve started have a hell of a lot of babies,knowing how bad child birth is,i kinda feel sorry for her.lol j/k! :-)
2007-12-15 16:00:20 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋