[NewJerseyJoe]

If humanity "evolved" from lower animals, then there were no first man and woman -- no Adam and Eve with rational souls.

No Adam and Eve means no initial rebellion from God's instruction, and hence no original sin.

No original sin -- means no need for redemption through a Savior..... which means no Jesus Christ.

Whether or not St. Augustine wrote about something quasi-evolutionary is irrelevant. The current "mainstream" crop of evolutionists are anti-religion. They would have me forfeit my faith in a Creation by God, and instead substitute their faith in a mysterious, unproven, unobservable process by which one organism supposedly morphs into another. (Despite all the CONTRADICTORY scientific evidence, I should add.)

No thanks -- I'll stick with Jesus Christ.

[Wonder Warthog]

"If humanity "evolved" from lower animals, then there were no first man and woman -- no Adam and Eve with rational souls."

And what makes you think that the REAL "act of creation" WASN'T the infusion into that man-like animal of that exact "rational soul", and that up 'til that point, the "sub-man' was not "self-aware" or "God-aware"??

[Natural Law]

You missed the point of Genesis. The fruit of the tree of knowledge is the ability to know right from wrong. This very uniquely human ability is what separates us from animals and permits us to willingly choose God and goodness over evil. Before we acquired the knowledge we were simply animals. Having the knowledge to know the difference and the ability to do wrong is the human "original sin". It is why we need a savior.