Sounds like he was trying to do a version of that experiment with the Russian foxes, where breeding the most social and obedient ones together actually did produce animals who were more inclined to be obedient and social with humans. The difference is that whatever humanity is, we’re some of the ones who were kicked out to become the control group while the pure strain is maintained in the garden. After all, there were other humans so that Cain could take a wife, so… there’s that. And we wrote it down, so we’re the winners compared to Neanderthal or Denisovan.
After all, there were other humans so that Cain could take a wife, so…
Bronze-age authors of ancient myths weren’t concerned about women. Presumably, Cain had numerous sisters, at least a few of which became his wives and went with him when he got kicked out. At least, that would be the narrative they told.
most of genesis is actually just propaganda in one form or another.
Sounds like he was trying to do a version of that experiment with the Russian foxes, where breeding the most social and obedient ones together actually did produce animals who were more inclined to be obedient and social with humans. The difference is that whatever humanity is, we’re some of the ones who were kicked out to become the control group while the pure strain is maintained in the garden. After all, there were other humans so that Cain could take a wife, so… there’s that. And we wrote it down, so we’re the winners compared to Neanderthal or Denisovan.
Bronze-age authors of ancient myths weren’t concerned about women. Presumably, Cain had numerous sisters, at least a few of which became his wives and went with him when he got kicked out. At least, that would be the narrative they told.
most of genesis is actually just propaganda in one form or another.