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Old 07-20-2008, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS View Post
I would take that Bible story more seriously if it said that man and woman were made from dirt/clay. I never understood why man had to be created first and woman had to be created from the man's rib.

Was that God-the-Creator doing that or "divinely inspired men" with a gendered bone to pick?
It's a cultural thing. God works within culture and you'll see many times S/he doesn't admonish humankind for doing things that are destructive. It's rather complicated and sometimes doesn't make sense within our current worldviews.
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