DPDarkPrimus wrote:That's just it though- even if you believed a literal interpretation of Genesis, there is no reason for males to have one less rib than females. It's obvious to anyone if they actually stop and think about it for a moment- but of course, thinking is dangerous.
And of course, they dismiss similar myths about how other animals got their characteristics through Lamarckism out of hand as heathen nonsense, like how the wood tick became flat:
Coyote Kills the Giant, [i]American Indian Myths and Legends,[/i] wrote:The giant's mouth opened and they all ran out. The last one was the wood tick. The giant's teeth were closing on him, but Coyote managed to pull him through at the last moment.
"Look at me," cried the wood tick, "I'm all flat!"
"It happened when I pulled you though," said Coyote. "You'll always be flat from now on. Be glad you're alive."
"I guess I'll get used to it," said the wood tick, and he did.
-- Based on a tale repored by Louisa McDermott in 1901
Not similar to the creation of Eve at all!
Darth Wong on Strollers vs. Assholes: "There were days when I wished that my stroller had weapons on it." wilfulton on Bible genetics: "If two screaming lunatics copulate in front of another screaming lunatic, the result will be yet another screaming lunatic. " SirNitram: "The nation of France is a theory, not a fact. It should therefore be approached with an open mind, and critically debated and considered."
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I hate the way it is socially necessary to give at least lip service to Christian fundamentalist dogma, so instead of calling the Adam & Even story a ridiculous bullshit tale, we have to help fundies reconcile it with reality.
Personally, I believe in giving Christianity just as much respect as the average Christian gives to Scientology.
"It's not evil for God to do it. Or for someone to do it at God's command."- Jonathan Boyd on baby-killing
"you guys are fascinated with the use of those "rules of logic" to the extent that you don't really want to discussus anything."- GC
"I do not believe Russian Roulette is a stupid act" - Embracer of Darkness
"Viagra commercials appear to save lives" - tharkûn on US health care.
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