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  1. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.catholic
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!destroyer!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!nickel.ucs.indiana.edu!creps
  3. From: creps@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps)
  4. Subject: Re: pius xii on evolution
  5. Message-ID: <C1KpFF.9D2@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
  6. Sender: news@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System)
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: nickel.ucs.indiana.edu
  8. Organization: Indiana University
  9. References: <C1HCCM.DJ@news.udel.edu> <1k6ue7INNj1k@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu>
  10. Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 16:50:01 GMT
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  12.  
  13. In article <1k6ue7INNj1k@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu> rrrodrig@psc.lsa.umich.edu (Ricardo R. Rodriquiz) writes:
  14. >:         When, however, there is question of another conjectural
  15. >:      opinion, namely polygenism, the children of the Church
  16. >:      by no means enjoy such liberty....
  17. >:      Now it is in no way apparent how such an opinion [polygenism]
  18. >:      can be reconciled with [the dogma of original sin].
  19. >
  20. >Not having a proper dictionary of theological or philosophical terms,
  21. >would someone out there be kind enough to define polygenism.  Many
  22. >thanks.
  23.  
  24.    Polygenism is the idea that Man descended from several first human
  25. beings.  It is opposed to the idea of the entire human race descending
  26. from only one pair of humans, whom we usually give the names Adam and
  27. Eve.
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  30. Steve Creps, Indiana University
  31. creps@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
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