What would happen to a human baby that was born into the antediluvian world? Would it age and develop the way babies do today? My contention is that the Neanderthal characteristics were a physiological response to a human being living under the conditions as described in the early chapters of Genesis. There are several factors that we need
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to examine in our explanation of Neanderthal’s unique morphology.

Neanderthal man was a direct descendant of Adam. He was therefore closer to the creation than we are. Adam and Eve did not suffer from genetic loading. Genetic loading is the devolution of our genetic material via mutations and alterations in our chromosomes. The Bible states that after Adam and Eve were created that God pronounced his creation very good. (Gen. 1:31) Adam and Eve had perfect genetics. They would not suffer from many of the genetic diseases that we have today because of genetic imperfection. After Adam and Eve sinned then death and decay was projected into the picture. The question is often asked where did Adam descendant get their spouses. The answer is that they intermarried among themselves. This would not have caused any physical problems because there would have been no genetic loading. When a mutation occurs in the genetic material it is usually recessive. In other word it does not manifest itself unless it is matched with another recessive gene from the other parent. Adam’s closer descendants did not have these mutated recessive genes. Abraham married his half-sister. This caused no genetic problems. As mankind progressed (devolved in reality), then God had to institute marriage laws. By this time humanity had built up a number of genetic mutations and marriage among close relatives would have caused defects and diseases.