Atom and Adam: isnt that interesting ? Where did it all begin?
2007-12-04 08:12:24 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In actuality scientific belief and biblical belief can go hand in hand--all it requires is to believe in the allegorical nature of the book and an understanding the book wasn't meant to be taken literally.
2007-12-04 08:16:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Atom is a Greek word meaning 'the smallest indivisible particle of matter', Adam is Hebrew or maybe earlier Sumerian meaning 'red earth or clay'.
2007-12-04 08:37:56 · answer #2 · answered by numbnuts222 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, since you are comparing two English words, I think this is a coincidence. I don't think God would have intended for the future English words to be proof the bible is a true metaphor. It is wort of like finding bible codes in English bibles. Atom is derived from a greek work, and Adam from a Hebrew word.
2007-12-04 08:20:48 · answer #3 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You need to be more specific with your question. Where did what begin?
Where did the lineage of Jesus begin? That would be Adam.
Where did the world begin? Where did life begin? Science answers those questions quite nicely.
God does not conflict with science, science is simply an exploration of Gods works.
2007-12-04 08:19:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Atom comes from the greek atomos, meaning indivisible. Adam comes from the hebrew Adama, meaning earth.
2007-12-04 08:16:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Science is about proof and investigation.
Religion is about belief and faith ... blind faith.
What about the quality and degree of commitment found in religious experience and scientific experiment? Despite superficial similarities, there seems to be a radical difference.
There is indeed a kind of absolute commitment in science to the proposition that truth is discoverable, which is analogous to the religious faith that truth is experienceable. What about the quality and degree of commitment found in religious experience and scientific experiment? Despite superficial similarities, there seems to be a radical difference.
There is indeed a kind of absolute commitment in science to the proposition that truth is discoverable, which is analogous to the religious faith that truth is experienceable.
2007-12-04 08:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by Pey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adam-Atom: With God who knows all and sees all, there is no coincidence. The words do remind me of the beginning and the end!
2007-12-04 08:20:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Personally, I think the fact that the two words have a similar pronunciation in English isn't really proof of anything more than a coincidence. They're pronounced differently in (as far as I know) all other languages.
That's just my opinion though.
2007-12-04 08:15:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
"Adam" is the Hebrew word for "mankind" or "humanity". It is derived from the word "adamah", meaning "earth".
"Atom" is from the Greek word "attomos", meaning "indivisible".
The fact that the Anglicized versions of these words sound similar is coincidence. They are unrelated.
2007-12-04 08:25:02 · answer #9 · answered by marbledog 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know, try this:
Gravity vs. The fact that Santa's reindeer can ride in air
That's sure formidable competition, definitely challenges the theory of gravity.
2007-12-04 08:18:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋