It seems clear now that man must have begun with a pure concept of a Supreme Being, a great God, Lord of all, Creator of the world, merciful and just and all-seeing, omnipresent, and omniscient. It was revealed from the very beginning, and such a revelation demonstrates that man's mind at the very beginning was clearly capable of spiritual comprehension. Adam and Eve were not exceptional animals barely escaped from some primate herd, but creatures of another order by an act of divine creation which prepared them to enjoy a unique relationship with God and to be the recipients of a much fuller revelation than appears from a superficial reading of Genesis. They walked with God in the Garden and communed with Him. Moreover, as for existing primitive people themselves, I believe, culturally speaking, that they once knew better things.
Civilization tends rather to cloud than to clarify true faith.
Primitive people are far more disposed to attend to matters of the spirit, to accept God as real, than civilized man is. Civilization robs man of his spiritual perception, rather than enhancing it. This is an important fact because it is contrary to what we generally assume. It always comes as a shock, for some reason, to find that the cultured genteel individual may be totally untaught in the things of God and even hostile to spiritual truth. Somehow, God still seems able to speak more easily and directly to people who are less culturally sophisticated.