tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post112499619041581583..comments2024-03-20T10:47:46.434-07:00Comments on Annotated Skeptic's Annotated Bible: But if ye had known what this meaneth (Gen 4:1-7)Bruckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-23338234888499402702023-05-22T14:37:02.137-07:002023-05-22T14:37:02.137-07:00While it's certainly not outright stated in th...While it's certainly not outright stated in the text, because the Bible doesn't go in to details on genetics, it's believed by most who follow the Bible that there was something "perfect" about Adam genetically. You talk about how closely related a husband and wife are: the Bible seems to be implying in chapter 2 that Eve is essentially a clone of Adam; one would assume withBruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-39233724507985704272018-12-03T13:41:12.455-08:002018-12-03T13:41:12.455-08:00I'm not sure why you insist here that it's...I'm not sure why you insist here that it's possible for Adam and Eve to be the only people God made (directly) and that they populated the earth. That isn't possible in the slightest. It wouldn't take too many generations before it would be impossible for any woman to carry their baby to term. With each generation, birth defects, stillbirths and a host of other problems would put Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-42170101766149632362013-05-16T12:20:16.583-07:002013-05-16T12:20:16.583-07:00You missed it because as I said in a rather unclea...You missed it because as I said in a rather unclear manner, last time, I didn't post my joke.<br /><br />I think the change in your name probably has something to do with the integration of all things Google. I, for instance, have in the past had a YouTube account, a Blogger account, and a Gmail account, all separate, but Google has tried with incomplete success to merge them all, since they&Bruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-19988363503794211262013-05-16T10:03:59.614-07:002013-05-16T10:03:59.614-07:00Between you and me, Brucker, that marauder guy is ...Between you and me, Brucker, that marauder guy is a total jerk. I have it on good authority that he blew up at his wife yesterday and spent a good part of the morning ignoring his children. He needs get counseling or get his dosage increased or something, to spare everybody else his drama. I think I'd disagree with him on general principles, even if his ideas weren't so wrong-headed.<br /marauder34https://www.blogger.com/profile/00651154474169358422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-58020267416489377852013-05-13T21:08:14.250-07:002013-05-13T21:08:14.250-07:00Yes, but more importantly, do you agree with what ...Yes, but more importantly, do you agree with what that marauder guy says? (This is the second time I've tried to make a joke about your name lately; I should have just let it drop like last time.)<br /><br />Na, I don't think his suggestion is a sure thing so much as a good suggestion for interpretation, especially given the larger context. The Bible talks in many places about the Bruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-8831934984620125292013-05-13T19:36:13.281-07:002013-05-13T19:36:13.281-07:00It's a cultural thing, Na; in our contemporary...It's a cultural thing, Na; in our contemporary view, first does not necessarily equal best. In the culture of the ancient Hebrews, first generally was considered best because it was *first.*<br /><br />Partly it was because there was never a guarantee that there would be second fruits, second flocks, or a second born; and partly because the first got the most attention because it was first; marauder34https://www.blogger.com/profile/00651154474169358422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-83722017272857518292013-01-26T15:13:36.109-08:002013-01-26T15:13:36.109-08:00I must admit I thought the sex icon might have bee...I must admit I thought the sex icon might have been there because of incest; Eve is Adam's twin sister after all.<br /><br />Blood sacrifice is barbaric. And even as a gruesome swear jar it's doesn't work here, there is nothing either of them has done wrong, God just wants the animal butchered as a recognition of his superiority. It's more like a bully getting other children to Nahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613150595253823984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-1125077517239017472005-08-26T10:31:00.000-07:002005-08-26T10:31:00.000-07:00Interesting point, there certainly might be someth...Interesting point, there certainly might be something to it. I didn't notice the subtle difference there. I do think one of the foremost reasons is that blood sacrifice is neccesary, but there's something compelling to imagining Cain saying, "Eh, alright, God, I guess you can have the broccoli..."Bruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-1125030261127767082005-08-25T21:24:00.000-07:002005-08-25T21:24:00.000-07:00While I agree with your point regarding the blood ...While I agree with your point regarding the blood sacrifice, I think there's another element you're overlooking: the quality of the sacrifice offered.<BR/><BR/>Genesis 4 says that Abel brought the best of his flocks. Cain, on the other hand, only brought some of his crops. The difference in the quality of the sacrifice is significant: bringing your best, or merely bringing something. That, I marauder34https://www.blogger.com/profile/00651154474169358422noreply@blogger.com