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Question 569

Hi Pater, My question actually came from my kids and I wasn’t sure of the answer. If the first people on earth were Adam and Eve who were white , where did Black, Indian, Chinese etc people come from? 

 

Answer to Question 569

I think this is something we have all asked at one point. We don't know if Adam and Eve were white or Black or yellow or red. The only way we can explain this is that humans adapted to the climate they lived, the food they ate and the environment. Possibly also there were DNA changes from generation to generation that affected colour and appearance