I voted for option 1 in both questions (although, thinking it over, I would rather vote for option 2 in the second question).

Don't get me wrong, your question is very interesting, and I believe very much in God (I'm an Orthodox Christian), but we should not forget that Adam and Eve are just a story. For one, being a biologist's daughter, I think the scientific explanation of evolution etc. is more accurate, and for second, the two religion teachers I had the last four years agree that Adam and Eve never really existed (at least not as the first people on Earth), but they only symbolize things I'm not going to analyze here.

I hope I didn't offend anyone's beliefs. I know what it is like, you have no idea what I've been through defending my faith.
AnnaBtG.


What we've got here is failure to communicate...