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Another form of this theory is '''co-Adamism''': God created other human beings at the same time as Adam and Eve, rather than prior to them.

Another form of this theory is '''co-Adamism''': God created other human beings at the same time as Adam and Eve, rather than prior to them.

Variations of this theory were popular among ancient [[Pagan]] thinkers, especially when the need came to respond to the [[Christian]] account of creation. It has also been favoured by a number of 20^th century [[occult]] writers.

Variations of this theory were popular among ancient [[Pagan]] thinkers, especially when the need came to respond to the [[Christian]] account of creation. It has also been favoured by a number of 20th century [[occult]] writers.

Pre-Adamism and co-Adamism have the advantage that they avoid the need for incestuous pairings in the first generation after Adam and Eve; on the other hand, they contradict many parts of the Bible. They also have often been interpreted in a [[racism|racist]] manner - e.g., claiming that only a certain race or races (especially [[Caucasian]]) were defended from Adam and Eve, and the rest belong to another inferior creation. Since {{Bible ref|Romans|5}} argues that [[Christ]] came as saviour to do right what Adam had been done wrong, this view then implies that Jesus only came to save Adam and Eve's descendants, and thus other races cannot be saved. But, although pre-Adamism and co-Adamism have often been used to justify racism, it is possible to give these views a non-racist interpretation.

Pre-Adamism and co-Adamism have the advantage that they avoid the need for incestuous pairings in the first generation after Adam and Eve; on the other hand, they contradict many parts of the Bible. They also have often been interpreted in a [[racism|racist]] manner - e.g., claiming that only a certain race or races (especially [[Caucasian]]) were descended from Adam and Eve, and the rest belong to another inferior creation. Since {{Bible ref|Romans|5}} argues that [[Christ]] came as [[saviour]] to do right what Adam had been done wrong, this view then implies that Jesus only came to save Adam and Eve's descendants, and thus other races cannot be saved. But, although pre-Adamism and co-Adamism have often been used to justify racism, it is possible to give these views a non-racist interpretation.

== Evolutionist polygenesis ==

== Evolutionist polygenesis ==

== Linguistic monogenesis vs. polygenesis ==

== Linguistic monogenesis vs. polygenesis ==

In [[linguistics]], monogenesis vs. polygenesis concerns whether there was a single original language, spoken by all humankind; or if there were multiple original languages, spoken by different subsets of humanity. In evolutionary terms, this is the argument about whether language evolved once, or on multiple separate ocassions. It is a separate question from the evolution of the underlying species. In creationist terms, it is believed that Adam spoke an original language, which later developed in different directions - greatly helped along by divine intervention at [[Babel]]. On the other hand, a polygenist creationist may believe that each of the separate creations of original humans corresponded to a separate original language.

In [[linguistics]], monogenesis vs. polygenesis concerns whether there was a single original language, spoken by all humankind; or if there were multiple original languages, spoken by different subsets of humanity. In evolutionary terms, this is the argument about whether language evolved once, or on multiple separate occasions. It is a separate question from the evolution of the underlying species. In creationist terms, it is believed that Adam spoke an original language, which later developed in different directions - greatly helped along by divine intervention at [[Babel]]. On the other hand, a polygenist creationist may believe that each of the separate creations of original humans corresponded to a separate original language.

In [[Jewish]] thought, the traditional belief is that the language of Adam was [[Hebrew]] - although that differs from the views of contemporary linguistics, which sees Hebrew evolving out of a Proto-[[Afro-Asiatic]] language which was also the common ancestor of other languages such as [[Arabic]], [[Aramaic]], [[ancient Egyptian]], [[Coptic]], [[Akkadian]], and the various [[Ethiopic languages]]. Others have suggested the Adamic language was different from Hebrew, and was some other language now lost - [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of [[Mormonism]], claimed to have been given some knowledge of this language by divine revelation.

In [[Jewish]] thought, the traditional belief is that the language of Adam was [[Hebrew]] - although that differs from the views of contemporary linguistics, which sees Hebrew evolving out of a Proto-[[Afro-Asiatic]] language which was also the common ancestor of other languages such as [[Arabic]], [[Aramaic]], [[ancient Egyptian]], [[Coptic]], [[Akkadian]], and the various [[Ethiopic languages]]. Others have suggested the Adamic language was different from Hebrew, and was some other language now lost - [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of [[Mormonism]], claimed to have been given some knowledge of this language by divine revelation.