Sort of the otherway round. Even though they were vastly old, they believed that gods came from another world and had sex with female of the species for whatever reason, thus giving birth to Homosapiens. Because of this mingling, it is argued this caused the big evolutionary jumps which biologists find hard to explain, because of receiving certain genetic information.
If this sounds too confusing, I will put it this way. Do you remember the final of Battlestar Galatica? Think of it like that. (this will get Lemur at least. knowing what I am on about)
Pretty impressive from a religion from 4000 odd BC.
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