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by PK Hawk

Created on: March 17, 2010   Last Updated: March 18, 2010

Why do so many think that people of different parts of the world have different beginnings?

Do we all start from different origins or have we just drifted onto different continents and due to such a limited choice of mates, developed the so-called racial varieties from there?

Many people have had only limited experience with other races, thereby causing them to think that all people from that racial group or skin color are all alike. If you consider the origin of mankind according to the Bible, then, Adam and Eve were our origin. Others seem to believe we all started out as so much gunk in the sea, and eventually crawled out onto the shore, and slowly began the assent of pretty much every other living thing. However, from DNA studies, it has been shown man of every race had a common ancestor.

This seems to be not only a possibility, but appears to be the reality of the genesis of humanity. When archeologists dig deeper, they seem to find man pretty much like he has always been, until eventually, there are no more human remains to be found in the various digs they have done. Animal digs have resulted in the same type of findings. Sure, there have been different types of animals, but lions, tigers, bears, wooly mammoths, ant eaters, or whatever, they stay true to their species until there are no more to find in the dig areas.

As pointed out earlier, if man had one common ancestor, there would have been a limited group from which to choose a mate, until eventually there were enough people on the earth that they started looking for different parts in which to live. When people moved to areas that were farther from their original birth place, there once again would have been a limited group from which to choose a mate causing the same type of situation similar to selective breeding of dogs, cats, or cattle. 

They were still people, but would begin to narrow down the attributes which would be foremost identifiable. What if, like the Bible states, Noah and his wife had one son who was black? Well, say he was living in an area where his children grew up and married their cousins, or even their own sisters. Eventually they would develop more and more black children, and the others who demonstrated different traits, would have shown say, more traits such as Asian type eyes, hair, etcetera. Still, when the blood of any and all of these races is studied, they all still show the same ancestry.

Dogs, is it said by science, all originated from the wolf. They then list Samoyed, and some of the other breeds which appear similar. Still, dogs will and can only breed with other dogs, and people can only reproduce by mating with other people. It does not seem to make any difference that there are different skin colors, or different noses, eyes, or hair types. Humans can reproduce only through other humans. Dogs can only reproduce through other dogs, and horses (equines) can only reproduce horses through other horses. If a horse breeds with a donkey, it will produce a mule. The mule will not be able to reproduce, so that line ends right there. The same thing holds true if a horse breeds with a Zebra. There will be offspring, but it will be unable to reproduce. As DNA studies have proven, man has a common human beginning. There have been many attempts to prove man was originally an ape, but every one so far has been eventually found to be a fraud, including Piltdown, as well as others that, as it turned out, were only fragments of different skulls glued together to make up a misrepresentation of a so-called Ape/Man. Now with DNA, it is even easier to prove or disprove the origins of the false half man, half ape. Everything points to man always being man, no matter what his individual or racial variations may be.

It is only natural that people growing up and developing in an isolated area will begin to develop ideas and customs specific to that group or race, but people are still people, no matter what their ideas may be. Just because a particular group of people, say they live in the mountains of the eastern United States, may grow up with a different taste in food or way of life, it does not mean they had an origin any different than someone who was born and grew up in Los Angeles, California. They just had a different life style, and it does affect their whole life and lifestyle.

There are infinite varieties among horses, dogs, cats, and cattle, not to mention other species of animals. Horses have a huge selection of colors and color combinations, as well as sizes and body styles. Dogs also have nearly unquantifiable variety of coats, colors body style, and head shapes. Cats are extremely varied in design and colors, fur length, eye shape and color, coat patterns, head shapes, body styles, and let's not forget sizes.

They still remain horses, dogs, cattle, and cats. It reminds one of the Bible again, saying that "kind will produce according to kind." An elephant has never produced a fish, nor a Zebra either, has it? Dogs do not produce birds or cats.

The same holds true in plant life. Can an apple tree produce oranges? Do not cedar trees always produce more cedar trees?

In the oceans of the earth, do you ever see any creatures that are half whale and half sea lion? Species remain separated even when they are all around other species, and they are all breeding with their mates.

People remain people, no matter their life styles, skin colors, or hair types and colors. Their individuality adds interest and variety. Most people who travel extensively say that the differences in customs is a refreshing thing to observe, and even try out. Clothing design of various areas of the world used to be more noticeable than it is now that so many have more access to travel, and so many people from all over the globe are moving into new areas, and taking up the customs of those places.

It seems pretty plain that people from every nationality, color, and walk of life are all related somewhere along the way. While many may choose lifestyles that differ greatly from someone else, they are still related, like it or not. 

There are good and bad people in every race and corner of the earth, and that is what one really needs to recognize. If mankind can learn to accept that as a fact, people would hopefully learn to choose their friends by their actions, not their skin color. 

"Variety is the spice of life," someone once said. Apparently it is still true. We have foods and recipes from all over the globe now. It makes for a very interesting life, does it not?

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