Ancient History And The Creation Theory

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When it comes to reading and writing, I have always been a fluent person. Since I was a little child my mother always emphasized on the importance of books and the knowledge they teach. I even received books on various genres as a gift from my family and friends. Gradually, reading became a hobby and I was known as a bookworm by my Elementary peers. You could always find me at the school library searching for new and unique books; however, my interests were only targeted towards sci-fi and mystery books. Getting books from the school library was a significant moment in my literacy development because it increased my confidence to tackle a variety of subjects, activated an interest in Ancient History and science, and helped me make a new friend. …show more content…

This is one of the reasons why Ancient History captured an interest from my side. The creation theory; this theory states that the humans originated from only two beings Adam and Eve. (Carter, 2010) The modern biological research overtime has testified to it by the mechanism of cloning. According to me, the creation theory couldn't have originated on its own so that it may hold some part of truth to it. The fact remains that the theory has a link with the biological lineage as proved by science over time. Naturally, I was interested since science and mystery were the two very sources of literature that I had always kept close at …show more content…

The God is claimed to use epithelium, human cells along with organelles, and some portion of Adam's DNA to create Eve. Science proves that it could be possible since all it takes to create a girl to be born is to swap Adam's Y chromosome and add another of his X chromosome. However, there is no scientific evidence of the fact that all of the humans are perhaps their offspring. The biblical model of human genetic history, however, may have one first genome or two.
The readings further showed me how the flood myth, is in the same way associated with the history of humans, and the scientific evidence suggests that it may hold a great portion of the truth as well. I find it pertinent to mention here, that the very same readings that earlier presented a challenge to me, once explored properly by me with the use of a dictionary, the readings started becoming

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