Ed Feser and The First Humans, Again

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I posted this several months ago and wanted to hear from some more posters.

I have communicated with Ed Feser who is a philosopher. He says that in the beginning humans interbred with human-like beings who didn’t have souls and God gave their offspring souls, thus starting the human population. He’s certain Catholics are allowed to believe this. My former Bible Study teacher, a theologian who taught at the Seminary agrees that it’s ok.
You can read about this by Googling an article Monkey in Your Soul, I think. He has several articles.

Is the part of the link in the Catholic Answers tract I posted above, where it says “It [the Church] has a more definite teaching. It allows for the possibility that mans BODY developed from previous biological forms, under Gods guidance but insists on the special creation of his soul,” basically saying the same thing, or allowing for the same thing?
 
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Is the part of the link in the Catholic Answers tract I posted above, where it says “It [the Church] has a more definite teaching. It allows for the possibility that mans BODY developed from previous biological forms, under Gods guidance but insists on the special creation of his soul,” basically saying the same thing, or allowing for the same thing?
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Not seeing the link, but yeah: this description allows for this kind of analysis.
 
Hi Hope1960,
You were given several pretty definitive answers to this same question on your previous thread. Even clergy chimed in as I recall.
The Church doesn’t have a definitive position here and perhaps never will. The consensus seems to be that it is not contrary to the faith.
 
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He says that in the beginning humans interbred with human-like beings who didn’t have souls and God gave their offspring souls, thus starting the human population
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🤔 I wonder if any of these “human-like” beings are still around.
 
Oh, so here is where my post went! I posted this one, couldn’t link my link, then it disappeared so I posted another one, changed the title to a Disregard This Thread.
Now this first one is showing up but not when I tap on Apologetics.
I have to do a search for it.
 
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