moviefreakedmind said:

RicOlie_2 said:

Perhaps, but it is clearly fabricated and symbolic, regardless of whether or not it was meant to be taken literally. Which Biblical passages are you thinking about? I can only think of the one where Jesus prohibits divorce, in which his quotation still works just fine if the story isn't literal, and the one in one of the Pauline letters in which the author contrasts Jesus with Adam. That one also still works if the creation story isn't taken literally.

Jesus is traced directly back to Adam in the Luke genealogy. Jesus said that in the beginning God created them male and female, making it clear that man was created specifically by God and not a product of millions of years of evolution. Paul also refers to Adam and Eve and in 1 Timothy writes about the original sin and the order of creation of Adam and Eve. It's pretty clear that they are described as real people and the events of Genesis are regarded as facts rather than myth.

Nevertheless, such does not rule out the possibility. You know, as a Mormon, it is clear to me that while some of our doctrine actually meshes better with ancient Christianity than other religions (such as the deification of man), other items seem to be matters of an increase in understanding (such as gradations in heaven).

Aside from the possible completely symbolic nature of Genesis, is it possible that there is truth as well, such as a local Deluge and an homo sapien named Adam?

There is much science doesn't understand, yet theories are developed and modified. A theological theory among the ancients does not mean it cannot be further developed over time.