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Did Eve Come From Adam's Rib? Perhaps not. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Jun 2023 OP
This entire idea is ridiculous on so many levels Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2023 #1
This! tblue37 Jun 2023 #4
"Just making up some bullshit story" PJMcK Jun 2023 #6
Wouldn't that technically make Eve trans? rubbersole Jun 2023 #2
Some theologians believe the correct translation is Eve came from Adam's penis bone Major Nikon Jun 2023 #7
Adam came from Eve's rib more likely. Turbineguy Jun 2023 #3
My old fundie pastor in the '80s was clear. Igel Jun 2023 #10
Total lack of understanding of evolution. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #5
Adam, Eve, and the Garden of Eden anciano Jun 2023 #8
I love fan fiction. Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2023 #9
 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
1. This entire idea is ridiculous on so many levels
Sun Jun 18, 2023, 12:05 AM
Jun 2023

XY is essentially a mutation of XX. 'Males' were created by evolution as means to promote genetic diversity. All mammal fetuses are anatomically FEMALE until like 30% of the way into their gestation, they essentially mutate into the male form. Ovaries eventually mutate into testes, labia into scrotum, etc.

The idea that the 'male' form is in ANY WAY primary over the 'female' ... is ludicrous.

Ramblings of Bronze Age nomads who knew fuck-all about fuck-all.

I'm not even sure they were misogynists, per se. They just didn't KNOW ... jack shit. Just making up some bullshit story that they thought made sense

Major Nikon

(36,843 posts)
7. Some theologians believe the correct translation is Eve came from Adam's penis bone
Sun Jun 18, 2023, 09:08 AM
Jun 2023

Which is why the human male doesn't have one while some other mammals do.

Turbineguy

(37,515 posts)
3. Adam came from Eve's rib more likely.
Sun Jun 18, 2023, 12:24 AM
Jun 2023

The Old Testament Bible was written for the knowledge of the time. The Second Law of Thermodynamics was already working, but nobody knew it.

Igel

(35,459 posts)
10. My old fundie pastor in the '80s was clear.
Sun Jun 25, 2023, 10:46 PM
Jun 2023

"Formed from Adam's side." But what, part of the intracostal muscle tissue?

That coupled with a bit of not quite right anatomy led to "rib."

Hanlon's razor--don't attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity. (Although it feels so much better to assume the other side isn't just in an error of fact, but an error of virtue and morality ... But that says more about the attributer, I guess, and information is always good to have.)

anciano

(1,066 posts)
8. Adam, Eve, and the Garden of Eden
Sun Jun 18, 2023, 08:46 PM
Jun 2023

are mythological archetypes. They were not actual persons and the garden was not an actual physical place.

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