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From: Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org>
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Subject: Re: Genesis of the Humans
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 21:31:48 +1000
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On 28/06/2025 6:35 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
> The True Doctor wrote:
>> On 27/06/2025 21:56, solar penguin wrote:
>>> The True loon lectured:
>>>
>>>> The Bible doesn't say rib, it says SIDE. Eve was made from
>>>> the side of Adam because Adam was parted in two to make
>>>> Eve. Originally Adam and Eve were one. Read Aristophanes'
>>>> speech in Plato's Symposium which makes the origin of the
>>>> Bible story clear especially when Socrates cites the
>>>> original source.
>>>
>>> Even if Plato and/or Aristophanes knew about the Genesis
>>> story, it doesn’t make their fanfic part of the Biblical
>>> canon.
>>
>> The Bible was written AFTER Plato's Symposium took place. The
>> story already existed in Athens in 416 BC before Genesis was
>> even composed. Socrates knew of the story from an old woman he
>> met decades earlier so we can assume it was doing the rounds
>> since at least 450 BC
> 
> There's only one Genesis that counts... and it featured Tom
> Baker and some Daleks.

WHAT?? How about the Genesis that featured Phil Collins, Mike 
Rutherford, Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_%28band%29

> You get an A+ for getting our annual Summer Religion Class back
> on topic for RADW.
> 
So I'll take it right BACK off topic!! ;-P
-- 
Daniel70