Show a White Adam. The scientific research indicates that human beings began in somewhere Ethiopia, Kenya or Tanzania, so that would mean the humans were dark skinned.
2006-10-28 20:31:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is a painting therefore subject to the artist's views on the matter. The latest scientific research may show that the first humans were dark skinned but the painting is hundred's of years old, before that research was published.
2006-10-28 20:34:23 · answer #1 · answered by ravendark_82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the picture was painted by a European to appeal to a European audience. At the time it was painted no one questioned the appearance of Adam. It was assumed by all that he was of a European appearance since the Europeans believed themselves to be the ONLY civilized people in the world. At that time they believed that Adam HAD to be white because they were descended from Adam and they were white. That was also how they justified their treatment of other races, they believed that there was somehting iheratnly wrong with them that kept them from being white, and thus pure. Even now most Christians in the west still believe Adam was white (Jesus too). Even though the description of his appearance in the bible is NOT of a person that has a European appearance. That's what happens whe a religion is taken out of the context it belings in, people get things wrong and refuse to accept correction...even in the face of incontrovertible evidence. That's why, when the European crusaders arrived in the holy land, they decided the Christians there had been corrupted by the Jews and Muslims becasue they weren't practicing the christian religion the way it was done in europe. The truth was that the Middle Eastern Christians had been practicing the religion the same way since its inception and it was the Europeans that had it wrong, but instead of recognizing that these people had an unbroken line of succession, they slaughtered as many as they could. This is why peolpe that are not of Middle Eastern descent should NOT be christians, they will never be able to get it right...they have to change it to make it what they need it to be....
2006-10-28 20:48:49 · answer #2 · answered by kveldulfgondlir 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Michelangelo secretly knew god and god told him one night around a square table after a few beers, that he should paint adam white to confuse cultures all around the world to the true makeup of religion and race and identity. So many wars could be fought and many people could die fighting for something we will probably never know the answers to until we are dead.
2006-10-28 20:36:37 · answer #3 · answered by Tropicalboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Artists have not always been known for portraying religious details accurately... rather... using artisit license, most of them project themselves into their art...
Couple that with the fact that Michelangelo didn't have benefit of the results of the scientific research of which you speak.
2006-10-28 20:38:10 · answer #4 · answered by Rev T L Clark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who said the michelangelo agreed with scientific research he wasnt exactly there back in the day seeing what was going on. its art not science
2006-10-28 20:35:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but michelangelo was conforming to the racist views at the time. no one back then wanted to believe that they evolved from a lineage of dark-skinned people.
2006-10-28 20:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because white people only believe God is white and created man in him own image, it's a true fact God is a white man.
2006-10-28 20:35:10 · answer #7 · answered by Kathy Grifin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its only a painting!
2006-10-29 02:05:58 · answer #8 · answered by lillie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone has their own view of things
2006-10-28 20:34:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋