Social Problems and God's Plan of Redemption CAPS show the
context of each part. (D) The Right to Life (E) THE BEGINNING OF
THE HUMAN RACE E. The Beginning of the Human Race Questions
about the beginning of the human race constitute a "social
problem" because the answers one gives often lead to a problem
in society. An example is the consequence of the "species-ism"
accusation cited in the Introduction. When human beings are
considered to be no more than just another animal species, there
are serious results. It has been suggested, for example, that a
healthy chimpanzee is more valuable than a feeble child. The
purpose here is not to examine such positions, but rather to
analyze means used to answer questions about the beginning of
the human Here are some of the positions taken by modern
scholars, some Christian and some non-Christian, concerning the
beginning of the human race: 1. The first human beings were Adam
and Eve, who lived thousands of years ago. They did not descend
from animals. 2. The first human