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Because Christianity is a religious institute, and you have to agree with its doctrine, in order to remai
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Because Christianity is a religious institute, and you have to agree with its doctrine, in order to remai
Exactly. By creating Adam and Eve. "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."
Correct. The races did not become distinct until after Noah, per the Bible.
The Bible does not state anything about what color Adam's face was. The name was chosen because of the similarity to the word adamah, which means "earth." So from adamah came Adam; wordplay.
Are you OK?
Good to hear, but one detail which many people do not appreciate; there is no overall negative population growth on earth. The growth rates are coming down, but any growth rate above zero percent (0%) still has an associated exponential function.fyi
most of the industrialized world is at negative population growth.
So, commenting on "population growth rate":
When you preach to us, you are preaching to the choir
http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/Growth Rate.
Population in the world is currently (2018-2019) growing at a rate of around 1.07% per year (down from 1.09% in 2018, 1.12% in 2017 and 1.14% in 2016). The current average population increase is estimated at 82 million people per year.
Of course that's not how mankind was created. But it is what the Bible says happened.No. You don’t create mankind, by creating one solitary man, and then give him a companion made out of his body.
Correct. And at first "mankind" was Adam and Eve.You create mankind by creating mankind. That is what it says.
Wrong.
“Adam”means ‘man’ as in ‘mankind’.
It also means ‘to show blood in the face ‘
“Adam” means to show blood in the face.
Literally!
What say you about that?
Correct. And at first "mankind" was Adam and Eve.
Let's say every human died of a plague except two people. Then THEY would be mankind.
That's like saying someone named Violet is purple - because "violet" means purple - literally!
To show blood in the face" is one potential meaning of the word.
But the real reason the authors chose the word Adam was because it was a play on the word Earth, which Adam was made from.
You are losing the argument pretty badly here.
The people who believe it base their belief on a story they got from the Bible (or related book - Koran, etc).It is believed that Adam and Eve were the first ever humans. It is not based on the bible.
That's how the Bible said it was done. One of the stories, anyway.No. You don’t create mankind, by creating one solitary man, and then give him a companion made out of his body.
Call bullshit.Not every human have the typ of complexion that shows blood in the face. The majority of people in the face of the earth cannot even be detected as having blood in the face, unless you cut them.
...many people do not appreciate; there is no overall negative population growth on earth.
That is the great dilemma, there are no humane solutions. Controlling population growth has two options, less births or more deaths. Neither is a desirable outcome from a family point of view.In the meantime:
You got any good(reasonably humane) solutions?
"God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."It doesn’t say that.
It says God created mankind, period.
Sure they could. But the word the original Bible used was "fill" - and many translations use that more literal translation. Sorry.They would not be the first ever human beings. But they could, in effect, REplenish.
Thanks for pointing that out.
"It's like called my someone?"No. It’s like called my someone Violette because they are Violette.
Or "make."“Adam” means ‘to show blood in the face’.
"Probably?" Hardly a basis to substantiate a claim for a new misinterpretation of the Bible.Because Adam, the man, was most probably distinct because of this unique feature.
Four years of Bible study.How do you know this?
"God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." HIM when Adam existed. THEM when Eve was created as well.There is no argument here.
I’m right and you’re wrong.
All I have to do is quote what it says in the bible to prove that.
Ah! Now you are cornered and starting to lash out. I predict this will just get worse.You are, just like the vast majority of Christians, Muslims, and anyone who has been indoctrinated with this falsehood
Thus God is both male and female (them) in both physical pattern and in metaphysical potential ?"God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." HIM when Adam existed. THEM when Eve was created as well.
Call bullshit.
Somebody's trying to present Adam as a white man. Any idea why?
Sure they could. But the word the original Bible used was "fill" - and many translations use that more literal translation. Sorry.
"It's like called my someone?"
My point stands.
Or "make."
Probably?" Hardly a basis to substantiate a claim for a new misinterpretation of the Bible.
Four years of Bible study.
God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." HIM when Adam existed. THEM when Eve was created as well.
I will keep quoting that; you're not going to be able to claim that line doesn't exist. (Well, perhaps you will try; it will make as much sense as anything else you've posted.)
At this point it's pretty clear your ego will not allow you to admit that you are wrong. But just so you know, you are making a fool of yourself.
So God made people before Adam & Eve, fact. Why?
It's not a belief. It's what the Bible states, as has been confirmed by pretty much every Biblical scholar, ever. Only you (and a very few others) are intentionally misinterpreting it to provide the spin you need to make your worldview make sense.No need to apologise. I accept, that you accept, what you think it says. Because you believe that the bible states A+E were the first ever humans.
Humans were not made, they evolved from a long line of precursors. Why? Because all hominids (our ancestors) were/are intelligent and humans are the most intelligent of all the hominids. Its not our physical prowess but our brains that have given us an evolutionary survival advantage. No one can deny we are a successful species.So God made people before Adam & Eve, fact. Why?
That's a new one.After researching the Bible it does seem Adam was created during or after the seventh day of Gods creation of the universe,
If you replace the phrase "day of creation with "billions of years of evolution" then this interpretation does indeed make sense as a comprehensive case in favor of evolution.After researching the Bible it does seem Adam was created during or after the seventh day of Gods creation of the universe, a holy day to Christians, and he had created other people on the sixth day of creation. Confusing.