Beliefs about descent from a single couple
Monogenism: the belief that all humans are descended from a single couple ("monogenesis")
Polygenism: the belief that humans are descended from a (small) population of couples ("polygenesis")
See:
- discussion of Reconciliation challenge: a literal single male ancestor, or modern science? (Acts 17:26) and Conclusions;
- links pro and con at Evidence that people are not descended from a single male ancestor
| ATHEISM | AGNOSTICISM | DEISM | THEISM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolutionary Creationism | Old Earth Creationism | Young Earth Creationism | ||||
| without "gap" | with "gap" | |||||
Relevant Bible passages are listed here and ...
Creationism
Young Earth Creationism (YEC)
Old Earth Creationism (OEC) with "Gap"
(See also The "Gap Theory".)
Bro James McCann defends Monogenesis here: Does the Bible teach Adam was the first man? Yes. (Deleted or moved as of May 2024 — it may be preserved at archive.org here or here.)
Old Earth Creationism (OEC)
Evolutionary Creationism (EC)
Christadelphians who accept evolution usually accept Biblical and scientific evidence that people are not descended from a single male ancestor, and reject ideas of primordial incest[1] as extra-Biblical [2] and wrong. Many believe that actual individuals called Adam and Eve existed and that all people alive today are descended from them: according to this view they are our universal ancestors, but not our exclusive universal ancestors, as the genetic record shows.
Deism, Agnosticism and Atheism
Non-theists have no reason to consider whether we have all descended from a single couple.
