I would imagine by saying that God did it. It's a theological concept regarding a supernatural substance and a supernatural being. The allegory in Genesis is that the "breath of life" was breathed by God.
Was it in homonids?
By definition, it was in hominids. What else do you think has souls? Canids?
If you are trying to make evolution fit into some kind of theology, surely you would have more than "I imagine God did it" as an argument.
This homonid/homo sapiens evolving person had to have suddenly had not only a soul, but the ability to think and reason and create. I am asking who was first, and how did it happen......or should I say what are the theories for how it happened.
If we throw out the Genesis version as merely allegory, we should have a viable substitute, shouldn't we?
Yes..
According to Judaism, and Old Testament scholars, animals were Not Excluded from possessing souls..
If we throw out the Genesis version as merely allegory, we should have a viable substitute, shouldn't we?
Why throw out Genesis?
While out of order, Genesis is remarkably accurate in it's depiction of the creation of the Universe, not just the Earth.. ( Although the Earth WAS the Universe to them..)
While the first verses of Genesis speak in a general sense, they got much of creation correct.. science and (judeo-christian) religion tend to agree on many aspects..