Last two people on earth
Feb 10, 2019 14:09:52 #
Ill go along with the Bible any day. There seems many things not fully explained. You have to have faith. Read Hebrews 11.
Feb 10, 2019 14:35:59 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Despite what the Bible says...2 people could not re-populate the earth. The concentrated genetics from a population of 2 would lead to inbreeding that would make the puppy mills of today look like a paradise on earth.
Like a lot of things, it depends. Let us assume that neither partner has major genetic defects, and that the genetic defects they do have (as we all do) are not incompatible in the sense that their immediate offspring are likely to be disabled. This would be the case if you selected any two people of breeding age at random.
In this scenario, there would be more problems with genetic defects (the problem with inbreeding) than is the case in the general population today, at least for the first ten or so generations. But these problems would not show in a majority of their descendants (depending on assumptions made about how many children each generation produces, the rate of genetic change, etc.)
Thus it would be possible for one couple to repopulate the earth. The greatest risk would be in the first few generations, when a small population would be most vulnerable to natural disaster, famine, disease, predation, and other risks.
Feb 10, 2019 15:30:11 #
scooter1
Loc: Yacolt, Wa.
SpikeW wrote:
I know by the hat one is probably a women but I didn't check what sex the other one was. I can't certify if the other was male as I don't see any beer cans.
Feb 10, 2019 20:05:07 #
Hal81 wrote:
Ill go along with the Bible any day. There seems many things not fully explained. You have to have faith. Read Hebrews 11.
Mark Twain said faith is believing what you know ain't true.
Feb 12, 2019 22:06:54 #
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