Why did God create Neanderthals?

[Cmass]

There is evidence that suggests Homosapiens and Neanderthals lived in the same time, region and perhaps even competed for the same food sources. They had some form of culture and a slightly larger brain capacity. Although there is scant evidence of it, it is plausible they even had religion.

So, here is a creature very much like our ancient selves in many ways - yet now considered a distinct species - and God either allowed or ushered in their demise. An entire species of intelligent beings!!! Why?

Did God kill off the Neanderthals? If so, why?

What does the Bible have to offer on this topic?

[Cathar1950]

They just seem to be a different line of humanoids that adapted to the last great ice age before the last one.
It seems they were so specialized they died out from the changes.

[Cmass]

So, here is a creature very much like our ancient selves in many ways - yet now considered a distinct species - and God either allowed or ushered in their demise. An entire species of intelligent beings!!! Why?

Did God kill off the Neanderthals? If so, why?

[Cathar1950]

So, here is a creature very much like our ancient selves in many ways - yet now considered a distinct species - and God either allowed or ushered in their demise. An entire species of intelligent beings!!! Why?

Did God kill off the Neanderthals? If so, why?

Maybe they grunted something that made him mad?
Maybe they were sons of Cain?
Children of half angels?
It got warmer and their food supply disappeared?
We ate them.

[Cmass]

So, here is a creature very much like our ancient selves in many ways - yet now considered a distinct species - and God either allowed or ushered in their demise. An entire species of intelligent beings!!! Why?

Did God kill off the Neanderthals? If so, why?

Maybe they grunted something that made him mad?
Maybe they were sons of Cain?
Children of half angels?
It got warmer and their food supply disappeared?
We ate them.

LOL!
I like all of these.

[Goat]

So, here is a creature very much like our ancient selves in many ways - yet now considered a distinct species - and God either allowed or ushered in their demise. An entire species of intelligent beings!!! Why?

Did God kill off the Neanderthals? If so, why?

Maybe they grunted something that made him mad?
Maybe they were sons of Cain?
Children of half angels?
It got warmer and their food supply disappeared?
We ate them.

The evidence is that the Neanderthal were more adapted to a forest environement, and were bulky and slower then cromagnam. At the time of the neaderthal disappearence, the forest environment had changed to a more plains environment, and they were not as adapt at getting the food supply, since animals could see them coming. They did not adapt their hunting methods enough, and had a harder time getting food than modern man.

[Cmass]

The evidence is that the Neanderthal were more adapted to a forest environement, and were bulky and slower then cromagnam. At the time of the neaderthal disappearence, the forest environment had changed to a more plains environment, and they were not as adapt at getting the food supply, since animals could see them coming. They did not adapt their hunting methods enough, and had a harder time getting food than modern man.

So, why did God change their environment and wipe them out?
Surely, more than Cathar and Goat are reading this......???

[Cathar1950]

The evidence is that the Neanderthal were more adapted to a forest environement, and were bulky and slower then cromagnam. At the time of the neaderthal disappearence, the forest environment had changed to a more plains environment, and they were not as adapt at getting the food supply, since animals could see them coming. They did not adapt their hunting methods enough, and had a harder time getting food than modern man.

So, why did God change their environment and wipe them out?
Surely, more than Cathar and Goat are reading this......???

Well while their checking on God we can talk about these distant kin.
How long did they last and when and compare it to us.
From what I have read they were well adapted to the great ice age that shaped them and surly what they had of culture or social arrangements. When the last one ended(ice age) so did they.
It probable lowered their population if food their culture depended on disappeared.
It seems they are finding times when different hominids existed together for long periods of time. We might just be another dead end.

[Cmass]

Well while their checking on God we can talk about these distant kin.
How long did they last and when and compare it to us.
From what I have read they were well adapted to the great ice age that shaped them and surly what they had of culture or social arrangements. When the last one ended(ice age) so did they.
It probable lowered their population if food their culture depended on disappeared.
It seems they are finding times when different hominids existed together for long periods of time. We might just be another dead end.

They disappeared about 28,000 years ago but they lasted 162,000 years on the planet: Much longer than our paltry 40,000 years. There is no solid scientific consensus as to why they died out.....which is why I would think it would be rich fodder for Christians. Often, if science is in the process of figuring out an answer to something but does not yet have a good answer, Christians step in with Biblical answers to help show off their intellectual prowess. Thus far I have seen none on this topic and I am not seeing any DCR Christians taking this up.
- C

[Cmass]

I spoke too fast! Just as I was going to give up, I find this wonderful Christian explanation Neanderthals from another website!

QUESTION: Why did Neanderthal man die out?

RESPONSE: We are not even sure who the Neanderthal were! Their remains are found alongside those considered to be modern man in Israel. There is evidence from a recently discovered child's skeleton that they may have simply been a family group or related group with some distinct features which intermarried with others. If that is the case, they never died, they simply got absorbed into the larger population. Dr. Jack Cuozzo has a book out, "Buried Alive," in which he presents evidence he thinks supports the idea that the Neanderthal were really simply very old humans -- possibly those who lived immediately after Noah's Flood. If that is the case, they died because they got old! But whoever they were, there is little doubt that they were fully human.

You gotta love the logic of the last line. ](*,)