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Entry: Darwin, Alone, Is Not Enough Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/darwin_alone_is_not_enough#25405 Post contents: I think the main challenge that evolution raises to religious belief is the doubts it raises about the concept of ensoulment. At what point did we truly become human, meaning at what point did we gain the souls that separate us from animals? Who were Adam and Eve? Were they homo sapiens, or homo erectus, or something along the gradually evolving line between? How can we reconcile the apparent intelligence and humanity of Neanderthals with the idea that they were essentially nothing more than animals, destined for short, cruel lives and then oblivion? I still believe, but I find this one of the hardest questions to answer. Sent at: 2008 07 24