| He did not think he was seeing the gradual improvement of the human species, but assumed rather the polygenesis theory: the different races arose from separate divine creations and were designed with a range of quality. |
| Polygenesis in his inventions may probably be regarded as testimony in favour of the monogenesis of Man. |
| According to Mortons theory of polygenesis, races have been separate since the start. |
| The transmission of original sin from Adam to the whole human race as well as Christ's atonement would not be possible if polygenesis became accepted. |
| This includes the ongoing debate over monogenesis and polygenesis, and the argument over the appearance and origins of the Bible's key actors. |
| David Hume's position on the debate between polygenesis versus monogenesis is the subject of some scholarly debate. |
