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2006-06-10 21:06:08 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
well, yeah theres a STORY. is it true? probably not.
just like i dont really believe the first man and woman were made from trees (as stated in my faith)
its just a way of saying we were made specifically, not evolved from a monkey.
im not saying evolution doesnt exist, i just happen to believe humans were made as is, just like a sabertoothed tiger didnt evolve from a sea monkey.
2006-06-10 21:09:45 · answer #1 · answered by tanja_berengue 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Adam -- first man.
Eve -- first woman.
Either there was a first man and first woman, or there were multiples men and women. I don't recall science answers this question. So from a scientific viewpoint, we just don't know.
When science does not know, we move into belief. The Jewish Holy Scriptures and the Christian bible state that God created man and then woman. Other culture never discuss the origin of man.
Bottom line: What do you believe?
2006-06-11 04:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For some reason, in every culture in the world, it always starts with two people, much like the adam and eve story. Kinda creepy when you think about it.
2006-06-11 04:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gen 1-2
At the time GOD made Earth and Heaven, before any grasses or shrubs had sprouted from the ground — GOD hadn't yet sent rain on Earth, nor was there anyone around to work the ground 6(the whole Earth was watered by underground springs) — 7 GOD formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The Man came alive — a living soul!
8 Then GOD planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. 9 GOD made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil.
10 A river flows out of Eden to water the garden and from there divides into four rivers. 11 The first is named Pishon; it flows through Havilah where there is gold. 12 The gold of this land is good. The land is also known for a sweet-scented resin and the onyx stone. 13 The second river is named Gihon; it flows through the land of Cush. 14 The third river is named Hiddekel and flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 GOD took the Man and set him down in the Garden of Eden to work the ground and keep it in order.
16 GOD commanded the Man, "You can eat from any tree in the garden, 17 except from the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil. Don't eat from it. The moment you eat from that tree, you're dead."
18 GOD said, "It's not good for the Man to be alone; I'll make him a helper, a companion." 19 So GOD formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn't find a suitable companion.
21 GOD put the Man into a deep sleep. As he slept he removed one of his ribs and replaced it with flesh. 22 GOD then used the rib that he had taken from the Man to make Woman and presented her to the Man.
23 The Man said,
"Finally! Bone of my bone,flesh of my flesh!Name her Woman for she was made from Man."
24 Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh.
25 The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame.
(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
2006-06-11 04:21:57 · answer #4 · answered by TheAnswerMan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moses wasn't a scientist. No, I don't believe in the story of Creation LITERALLY, it's not meant to be taken LITERALLY. The Bible has many types of writing in it... poetry, symbolism (plenny o'that!!!), fable, literal notation, and more types I'm sure.
The thing that matters is that God created us, end of story. As to how He created us, that matters less. The fact is that He created us becaue He wanted us. (He certainly didn't need us.) The Adam and Eve story isn't meant to be a factual literal story, and neither is the forbidden fruit thing either. Man/woman were created, then they disobeyed God and found themselves remote from Him. They found sin.
Genesis isn't meant to replace science books.
2006-06-11 05:35:58 · answer #5 · answered by Dolores G. Llamas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya there was, there was Manu the man on earth according to hindu myth. Every religion has this kind of story. But names change So it must be true. And Noah's Ark in bible, and
2006-06-11 05:08:21 · answer #6 · answered by prasooncomputer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there was: the story about Adam and Eve in the bible. nothing like romeo and juliet, but it is a story. thats it
2006-06-11 04:09:04 · answer #7 · answered by hsmnt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aw, i have explained this one too many times lately.
Google Adam and Lilith-interesting story.
2006-06-11 04:09:57 · answer #8 · answered by MonicaRThompson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, since I'm a Catholic I believe in it. If you're not a Catholic then it's okay if you don't believe in it but you have no right to rule it out as a reason to make us believe in something.
2006-06-11 04:13:37 · answer #9 · answered by gummystar_00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read and believe the Bible and you'll have no questions to ask in that department. Believe in Jesus, Believe in God. it is all real to the spiritual realm.
2006-06-11 04:58:52 · answer #10 · answered by Louiesito 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋