Heredity in Humans

  Some   factual house-cleaning is required as a follow up to my introduction to this Heredity in Humans study. The Bible does not say when God began to create the universe or how long this took. It simply states: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” ( Genesis 1:1 ) Also. the Bible does not specify when “the beginning” occurred. However, the sequence of events recorded in Genesis places it before the six periods, or “days,” of creation. Were the six days of creation literal days of 24 hours? Good first question! And the answer is... No. In the Bible, the word “day” can refer to various lengths of time, depending on the context. For example, one portion of the account describes the entire creative period as one day.— Genesis 2:4 . What happened during the six days of creation? God transformed the “formless and desolate” earth into a habitable planet. ( Genesis 1:2 ) Then he created life on earth. The Bible describes six groups of events that happened during...

  Now,  let's get down to brass tacks! Of all the facts dealt with in this poor man's mini series, what may be the hardest to accept in some quarters is that no race, ethnic group or nationality can be proved better by heredity in character or quality than any other. This statement strikes at the deep-rooted conceits and prejudices which have caused countless conflicts resulting in death and suffering for untold millions of people and which have been used to justify the enslavement or subjugation of some groups by other groups -- not only in the past but in our own recent time. Fortunately, there is a growing realization that if mankind is to have a happier and more peaceful future, the peoples of the world must root out their old racial biases and adjust to the truths about themselves that science is revealing. Couple this, however, with the fact that a vast majority of the population, removed physically and emotionally from the heart of the matter, does not give a damn as lo...