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Doug Holland @lemmy.world

4d ago

Silly beliefs, silly questions

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FenrirIII @lemmy.world

3d ago

Silly beliefs, silly questions

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There's direct proof, though! Men have one fewer ribs on one side, and women have a full set of ribs because none of their's was stolen.
Oh, wait. None of that is true. But words written in paper wouldn't lie!
- I've heard the theory that the "rib" removed from Adam refers to the baculum
  
  I'm sure there's no translation error that could go from baculum to rib. Those are very different things. That "theory" sounds like someone just grasping so they don't have to question the accuracy of their magic book.
  
  So no more boners, eh?
- I thought all (vast majority at least) humans of any sex had one rib fewer on one side. Never gave it any thought as it doesn't matter at all.
- words written on a screen are even better!
  
  If I see words written on a screen, I'm taking the crayons away from my kid.

The answer is Lillith
Because Lillith wasn’t subservient to Adam; God made Eve from Adam to ensure she would always listen to him
- Is that why I keep getting attacked by bears? Cos animals aren't subservient to man?
  
  It’s because you keep trying to pet them

I'm all for calling Christian bullshit out but this is a boomer tier meme
- I'm a boomer.
  
  Ya know what? Fair enough and good on you for posting.

This meme is part of the "I'm an atheist because I had a bad experience at an evangelical church" starter pack

Iirc, for those interested, it's actually a mistranslation of the original Hebrew term.
The original term is tzelas, which is a bit ambiguous.
It could be rib, but no real way of knowing.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1321fhe/comment/ji30zz0/
- Why would an omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscience god allow his word to be mistranslated?
  
  Free will
- It obviously translates to baculum, the dick bone.
  
  Which tracks perfectly with both the Bible refering to multiple bones, only a part of which were "taken", and modern Hebrew speakers in the linked thread taking about how "rib" is probably the best translation.
  It's also why Spider Monkeys are the second most Chosen primate, since they both lack a bacculum and had their own relative Spider Monkey Eve. Lacking only Spider Monkey Jesus. While Chimpanzees are mere animals, still having their dick bones.

Isn't the story that Eve was a remake after Lilith was kicked out? He needed the rib as "source material"?
- Which is kind of a weird requirement when you just made the universe from scratch last week. Like why do we need crafting materials now?
  
  You get infinite free resources during the tutorial.
  
  Needed a Part of Adam so they could long to be together. Like a puzzle piece. Lilith was too independent because she was already whole.

God created Adam from ~~nothing~~ mud. God is omnipotent. Why was he suddenly so restricted that he couldn't create Eve just from ~~nothing~~ some more mud? Why did he go "darn, I'll need something more, I guess I'll borrow a rib to do that."
- Lilith was created from mud like Adam, and refused to be subservient to him, so Eve was made from Adam as a replacement
  
  Where's the chapter and verse of Lilith being Adams wife?
  
  Now we're getting somewhere! But if God knows everything, how come he couldn't create the same thing consistently? How come he couldn't forsee that the first method wouldn't work?
- Since Adam was made from mud, his rib was too.
  So technically, Eve was also made from mud.
  
  "Do I just boringly make a chick out of mud, again? Nah. I will cripple this guy to make her."
- I think he made Adam out of mud or something
  
  Fair, it's been a while since I last read it. But my question stands: I guess there was some more mud left...?
- You can learn the theology and symbolism behind the creation in Genesis here. https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/wholecounsel/
  
  I wasn't the one who downvoted you, but if you know the answer, I'm more than happy to hear about it.

God created eve from adams rib so he could suck his own dick. What a bro

Nah, god just fucked up a little when making Adam, forgot to give him a full set of ribs. The whole female creation myth was just some quick thinking to cover up god's little oopsie and make Adam feel better. In reality, girls don't exist, especially on the internet
- The Y is just an incomplete X 😳
  Edit: this is also good.

What about invertebrate species?

Especially snakes. Ribs to spare.

They can make up more silly beliefs on the spot, this is the wrong way to challenge bullshit.
- The only wrong way to challenge bullshit is to stop enjoying the creation of equal and opposite bullshit.
  When it stops being fun, find better people to spend time with.

Interesting question. I thought it said as much in Gen 1:24-25 or Gen 2:19, but a quick scan suggests the first reference to male and female animals is in the Ark arc.
It is possible Gen 2:21 could be interpreted to mean God did the rib thing for all male animals, but I think that'd be an unusual extrapolation. Those verses appear only to be talking about Adam. I think male and female animals were created together in Gen 1:24-25, but I can't point to any specific words that support that.
- I recommended a podcast in my other comment. It has a great walkthrough of Genesis.
- Ark arc hehe

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