From: Gabe Menezes https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1MbwbgyQ595kzSXKjgbMV2m/what-was-the-first-language ------- GL responds. Based on proto human language studies; and more reproducibly and repeatedly based on genetic studies of thousands of communities across the globe using various genetic markers, the current scientific belief is that modern human beings (Homo sapience sapience or Modern Anatomical Humans) originated from a small community in Central-West Africa. This is called the "Garden of Eden theory" and the origin occurred about 100,000 to 250,000 years ago. The "Garden of Eden" theory contradicts the prior theory of human evolution; as occurring at several locations across the universe including Middle East, Turkey, Europe, India, China, South East Asia. There is a tribe in Central Africa whose mythology claims that the tribe and the rest of humanity started from a few women of their tribe. Hence my original question to Vivian was: Is he and the rabbi questioning: Adam and Eve story? or The Garden of Eden story? or A cheap shot against religion which intelligent Goans like to post from time to time.:=)) And I am still waiting to hear from some of these learned Goans: How did religion get so much (not all) right so many thousands of years ago. Regards, GL
