How did Cain reproduce?

[Rhenzanite]

The way that it's been explained to me is that before 'original sin', humans were perfect, and pure. No aging, no disease, no genetics apparently and could interbreed without any consequences. It was only when Eve 'sinned' that disease, aging and genetically introduced disorders were created.

Not that it makes a lick of sense, though.

[Memphis1979]

Originally Posted by agnostic soldier

Interesting topic, how did Cain reproduce? I'm not saying I believe in creationism, although it would be interesting to hear the responses of folk who believe in the Adam and Eve creation story. If Adam and Eve were the first and only humans on the planet then Cain would have had to have reproduced with a sister or his mother.

Well, for one, I don't buy the literal interpretation of the Adam and Eve story.

The struggle between Cain and Abel is best described by the struggle between a farming culture, and a hunter gatherer culture that happened to Humans about 30,000 years ago. There was probably wars that broke out during this change, and that was in fact what this story is telling us.

I've also always said, that perhaps there was a Adam and Eve, but only in a sense. Maybe, these were like tribes. The Adam tribe and the Eve tribe got together, and out of that tribe was born humanity.

Genesis says that Adam lived for hundereds of years, as did Eve. Maybe they are saying a direct lineage to these tribes. Of course we will never find evidence of that, its simply speculation. Most of the stories in the bible have been found to have basis in written history, but the bible stories have usually been greatly generalized, and simplified for ancient people to understand.

[Astron1000]

Originally Posted by JetJockey

The way that it's been explained to me is that before 'original sin', humans were perfect, and pure. No aging, no disease, no genetics apparently and could interbreed without any consequences. It was only when Eve 'sinned' that disease, aging and genetically introduced disorders were created.

Not that it makes a lick of sense, though.

Of course the problem with that is that Adam and Eve "fell" long before Cain and Abel came into the picture. So genetics and interbreeding DID affect Cain.

Not that it matters, since it's all a fairy tale anyway!

[Peggy Anne]

The whole thing makes no sense. Where did the different races come from ? How about genetic defects ? Eve's curse ? The story is a bunch of hooey.