With our knowledge of modern-day genetics, we realize that it was

“With our knowledge of modern-day genetics, we realize that it was possible for God to place the potential for all people throughout history into the genes of Adam and Eve when He created them.”
Thus spoke Walter Lang, a thinker who sought harmony between the revelations of science and the timeless truths of faith. His words bridge two great realms — the divine and the biological — declaring that creation and knowledge are not rivals, but reflections of one eternal wisdom. In this saying, Lang opens a window into the mystery of existence, suggesting that in the first human beings lay not only life, but the seed of all humanity, the infinite tapestry of souls that would one day walk the earth.

To the ancients, the story of Adam and Eve was not merely an account of beginnings, but a mirror held to the human spirit — a truth whispered in symbols. They understood that the first breath of life carried within it the destiny of generations yet unborn. Lang, speaking in the language of modern science, echoes this ancient belief. Through the discoveries of genetics, he sees in the double helix of DNA the divine design — a script of creation written not with ink, but with code. It is as if God, in a single act, folded eternity into the fragile frame of flesh. Thus, every person, every lineage, every story flows from that first spark of life, carried across the ages by the sacred memory of our genes.

The heart of Lang’s wisdom lies in this truth: that potential is divine. When he says that all people were placed within Adam and Eve, he speaks not only of biology, but of destiny. The Creator, knowing the arc of time, set in motion a living chain that would unfold across millennia — each life connected, each generation an echo of the first. The same miracle that formed the stars now moves within the cell, whispering the ancient command: Be fruitful, and bring forth the fullness of creation. What science calls inheritance, faith calls providence. The two are not opposed; they are the right and left hands of the same eternal Artist.

Consider how the farmer, in his small field, places a single seed into the soil. Within that seed lies the unseen promise of countless harvests — not just one crop, but generations of renewal. The seed dies into the earth, yet its essence multiplies beyond measure. So it was with the first humans: in them, the Creator planted all that was to come — kings and shepherds, poets and inventors, sinners and saints. The genetic code, that wondrous alphabet of life, is but the continuation of that divine sowing. Every child born, every face unique, is a verse in the great poem of humanity that began with that first sacred breath.

Yet Lang’s words also call us to reverence and responsibility. If within us lives the same creative power that shaped the beginning, then each of us carries the weight of that inheritance. We are not accidents of biology, but vessels of divine intent. To dishonor another human being — in cruelty, in hatred, in indifference — is to wound the living image of the Creator’s own design. For if all were present in Adam and Eve, then all are kin beneath the surface of time. The science of genetics may reveal our shared DNA, but faith reveals the deeper truth: that our unity is not of matter alone, but of spirit.

History itself bears witness to this truth. When the world divided itself by race, creed, or nation, it forgot that its blood flowed from a single source. And yet, from the ashes of division, voices have risen to remind us — from Mahatma Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr. — that beneath our differences beats the same heart. These prophets, in their own way, echoed Lang’s insight: that all humanity shares one origin, one destiny, one sacred thread. Science confirms what the soul has always known — that we are more alike than we are different, and that to harm another is to harm oneself.

Therefore, O child of both earth and eternity, take this lesson to heart: honor the divine potential within you and within all others. The genes that shape your body are the same that once shaped the first of humankind. You carry within you the history of creation and the hope of the future. Seek knowledge, but let it deepen your awe. Embrace faith, but let it open your understanding. For when knowledge and belief walk together, they do not contradict — they complete. In you, as in Adam and Eve, lies the power of generations. Live, then, as a steward of that sacred inheritance — a bearer of the light that was placed in the beginning, and that shines still, undiminished, in every living soul.