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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Well said.  Nowhere does it say God made these people and ONLY these people.  I see a frequent failure to understand that the writings do not = comprehensive history book.
gpt
It has theological implications. If there were other people not tainted by the sin of Adam and Eve, mankind did not have to be cursed to die and thw death and resurrection of Jesus was not necessary.

Of course the other way to get around this is to treat it as wholly metaphorical, which skirts several of these issues.