Oh, it's a terrible mistake. It's just a story, they aren't our original parents, there were no such people. They're narrative devices meant to convey points of theology. The only way to coherently interpret that story is in the light of theology, such as we might find later..in another story, in John 1:1.
It's not biology, or history. I feel, sometimes, like the message of god gets lost in the story of god....
It's not biology, or history. I feel, sometimes, like the message of god gets lost in the story of god....

I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!