And yet the teaching is that there was a time before the fall when human beings lived in a state of holiness. We can’t prove that scientifically but it’s also not something that goes against scientific fact. I’m not sure yet whether I prefer Craig’s view or Kemps’s view Adam & Eve: A Survey of Models for Catholics but they are both compatible with science and orthodox teaching so I don’t see why I should believe in heterodox ideas which contradict 2000 years of Christianity.
Tell me about your view, then. If I remember correctly you said you don’t believe in the intermediate state and you believe that humans cease to exist between death and final resurrection. Again, my memory could fail me so correct me if I’m wrong, please.
But I don’t see how there is a place for the soul in any meaningful sense, within your framework. If your theory (again; correct me if I’m not remembering correctly*) is right the difference between human beings and previous hominids as well as dogs and other animals would be only quantitative and not qualitative (on top of being at odds with what has been taught for 2000 years -it was certainly not an invention of Aquinas- about the intermediate state).
What were his errors? Let’s be specific.
*Edit: yes I was remembering right , it took me a while to find it as I didn’t remember the topic exactly Primary and Secondary Causes, God through (not vs) Nature, and Gaps are scraps. (Aristotle and Aquinas and Cosmological arguments) - #144 by Jay313