Wootah
Why does Adam get given the role of naming the animals?
OneWay
God created their names before Adam.
Do you think God created something and did not know what to call it
before and after he created it? Like light, God said let there be light.
Like man. He said let us make man in our own image, before He created man.
Wootah
I think God is omniscient but I think Adam named the animals. I think it was a sharing of the creative process. When God spoke the universe came into existence and Adam, made in God's image, gets a similar role.
I also think, and this speaks to my point (pun intended), before there was light or a universe, God knew it and spoke it into existence.
Joey
Where has it been established, as a matter of truth, that Adam was given the role to name anythingI?
Extra points will be awarded to anyone who can offer confirmation that Adam even existed.
OneWay
Adam existed in the book of Genesis.
Brunumb
Tinkerbell existed in the book of Peter Pan.
So what?
Is it possible to get everyone to somehow sign off that they have read each rule before participating in the forums?Forum rules
1. We are debating Christianity, pro and con, for and against, not debating with the assumption that Christianity is true. Please realize that people on the forum are from all worldview backgrounds and do not necessarily share the same assumptions.
2. Avoid using the Bible as the sole source to prove that Christianity is true.
3. For factual claims like the existence of individuals, places, and events, the Bible can be considered as providing evidence, but not necessarily conclusive evidence.
4. Unsupported Bible quotations are to be considered as no more authoritative than unsupported quotations from any other book.
5. Please avoid "preaching" and using the forum as simply a way to blast people with the gospel message. This is a debating forum, not a convenient place to overtly proselytize.
6. Realize that most participants here are strong debaters and have a vast knowledge of Christianity and the Bible (including non-theists). If you make any claims, be ready to support your claims with evidence if asked. Non-Biblical evidence would go far among non-theists.
7. For debates purely on theology with the assumption that the Bible is an authoritative source, please consider posting in the Theology, Doctrine, and Dogma subforum.
If you choose to debate in this sub-forum you are REQUIRED to honor the Guidelines. Notice specifically that the Bible can be used ONLY to show what the bible says and what Christianity says. It cannot be used to prove that a statement or story is true.
This sub-forum is intended as a meeting ground for any and all theistic positions – none of which are given preferential treatment. It is a very “level playing field�. Any story, statement or claim of knowledge which is challenged is required to be substantiated with evidence to show that it is true and accurate. “The Bible (or Quran or Bhagavad Gita) says so� is NOT acceptable as proof of truth.
If you disagree with the Guidelines and/or cannot debate without attempting to use the Bible to prove a point or position true, kindly do not debate in this sub-forum. Instead, use Theology, Doctrine and Dogma OR Holy Huddle sub-forums in which the Bible IS regarded as authoritative and can be used as proof of truth.
Also, kindly review Forum Rules regarding preaching and proselytizing.
I would somehow appreciate an end to the misdirection that takes place when the Bible is mentioned. In relation to the forum rules point 3 is being neglected a lot. I feel I see a lot of posts like Joey's and Brunumb that I do think they should stop making or if they get reported will there be any action? It was never meant to be that atheists could just deny the Bible stories within the forum, but it was meant for them to argue against them.
Anyway ... venting out.
Thoughts?