I appreciate your post on Eve’s creation from Adam’s rib. You offer a fresh perspective by comparing the biblical account with modern genetics and stem cell research. This approach gives the text new relevance.
Your use of bone marrow as a source of genetic material is interesting. It provides a possible explanation for how life could be created from a rib. The connection between the X and Y chromosomes makes the case even more vital. It raises the idea that Eve’s creation could have been biologically feasible.
Your thoughts on genetic diversity and inbreeding are also valid. The inbreeding coefficient highlights potential genetic risks in the story. It makes sense to explore this angle.
I wonder, though, about the balance between science and symbolism. While your analysis is grounded in biology, the story might have more spiritual implications. Could focusing on the symbolism strengthen the overall interpretation?
Your argument about "Creatio ex potentia" is also worth considering. It aligns God's creation with scientific principles, which adds another layer to the discussion.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Your work encourages more profound reflection on how ancient texts relate to modern science.
I began this exercise years ago as my interest in science was becoming increasingly difficult to resolve with the popular interpretations of the Genesis stories. However, as I looked more closely, there were a surprising number of parallels to what we have been discovering empirically in the most recent century.
I have also been doing a full reading of the Bible trying to do so with “new eyes” to see what it says apart from the interpretations many of us have been brought up with.
To your comment, I see little symbolism in the Bible apart from that which is explicitly stated [GEN 2:24 for example]. It is my opinion that most of what has been given symbolic meaning has been traditionally so for lack of basis for which to rationalize it logically. Or we have taken queues from the behaviors of the people in the Bible which is ironic as nearly all of those examples reflect incorrect or even the opposite of what God had instructed previously.
The more I study, the more literal and less symbolic the Bible appears to be. On the whole it is anti-religious and pro-sensibilities. Although some of it seems like legend, the specific details in each story which has led to its incredulity in the past are now hints of credibility with the science we have today.
I now know it is not a religion or a legend but a collection of sincerely collected history (and perhaps some inspired parables) that have uncanny relevance to all societies of all scales.
Hi George,
I appreciate your post on Eve’s creation from Adam’s rib. You offer a fresh perspective by comparing the biblical account with modern genetics and stem cell research. This approach gives the text new relevance.
Your use of bone marrow as a source of genetic material is interesting. It provides a possible explanation for how life could be created from a rib. The connection between the X and Y chromosomes makes the case even more vital. It raises the idea that Eve’s creation could have been biologically feasible.
Your thoughts on genetic diversity and inbreeding are also valid. The inbreeding coefficient highlights potential genetic risks in the story. It makes sense to explore this angle.
I wonder, though, about the balance between science and symbolism. While your analysis is grounded in biology, the story might have more spiritual implications. Could focusing on the symbolism strengthen the overall interpretation?
Your argument about "Creatio ex potentia" is also worth considering. It aligns God's creation with scientific principles, which adds another layer to the discussion.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Your work encourages more profound reflection on how ancient texts relate to modern science.
I am looking forward to more of your insights.
Dr. Jerry
Thank you for your comments!
I began this exercise years ago as my interest in science was becoming increasingly difficult to resolve with the popular interpretations of the Genesis stories. However, as I looked more closely, there were a surprising number of parallels to what we have been discovering empirically in the most recent century.
I have also been doing a full reading of the Bible trying to do so with “new eyes” to see what it says apart from the interpretations many of us have been brought up with.
To your comment, I see little symbolism in the Bible apart from that which is explicitly stated [GEN 2:24 for example]. It is my opinion that most of what has been given symbolic meaning has been traditionally so for lack of basis for which to rationalize it logically. Or we have taken queues from the behaviors of the people in the Bible which is ironic as nearly all of those examples reflect incorrect or even the opposite of what God had instructed previously.
The more I study, the more literal and less symbolic the Bible appears to be. On the whole it is anti-religious and pro-sensibilities. Although some of it seems like legend, the specific details in each story which has led to its incredulity in the past are now hints of credibility with the science we have today.
I now know it is not a religion or a legend but a collection of sincerely collected history (and perhaps some inspired parables) that have uncanny relevance to all societies of all scales.