Can anyone offer an explanation as to why Genesis 1 and 2 offer two different versions...?

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1) Creation overview, then 2) Creation details....Show more

Well, you're entitled to your spat with Breakthrough. But, I feel compelled to try and salvage some utility out of it. So, since you're talking about when male and female came to be, lets look at the non-biblical explanation science has.

There are millions of years worth of evidence of things like bacteria, yeasts, fungi, etc. with no gender whatsoever predating any evidence of male and female.

The first sexual beings to reproduce somewhat like us were around 2.5 billion years ago. They were what biologists call isogamous, where the things are somewhere between male and female. Many organisms, including some fungi, algae and single-celled pond-swimmers, still practice isogamy. In doing so, they offer clues to the mystery of why and how the sexes ever evolved. Instead of mixing sperm and eggs they mingle sex cells of roughly the same size — generically known as gametes Plus gametes only combine with minus.

The 'why' is the interesting part: mitochondria. It's become clear in recent years that mitochondria are no mere built-in features but a sort of friendly parasitic bacteria living with us in a symbiotic relationship. They propagate as your cells divide and, in animals, pass from mothers to offspring through eggs.


While they seem to be working for us, they have no binding contract to continue to do so. Because they carry their own DNA, they can mutate, the scientists say, so you could in theory get a new strain of mitochondria that's very good at replicating, but not very good for you.


One way to prevent such a spread of bad mutations is to avoid mixing mitochondria when you reproduce. But if you're isogamous, you're exchanging same-sized gametes instead of sperm and eggs. To keep mitochondria in check many organisms kill the ones from their mates. This could have been a slow process as more and more populations evolved to fight mitochondria from mates. You'd slowly move to two separate groups. Killers only mate with non-killers and you end up with two mating types.


So, there you have it. An origin of male and female, tied to why mitochondrial DNA is passed only on the mother's side, with a survival advantage by avoiding potentially harmful mitochondrial mutations....Show more

Jon, I don't think it's Breakthrough.

Breakthrough's questions appear to come from a very self centered and self righteous hypocrite, with other obvious issues.

This question is too smart for Breakthrough.

Also, I've never seen Breakthrough post scripture, ever....Show more

"Versions" is the key word here. They offer two different "versions" that both present exactly the same truth - that God brought into existence all that exists. If you get that message, you have understood the text, regardless of which "version" you read....Show more

They're both the same. If I say, "I went to the store, bought bread, and went home." Then in the next chapter, "When I went to get the bread it was because I only had white and I wanted rye for the grilled Rubens I was making for dinner. I got the rye bread and came home."

"God created man in his image; male and female he created them" or "God said it is not good that man should be alone. So he caused a deep sleep and took a rib from Adam and made woman."

I don't see any significant difference. And BTW, Breakthrough, would you please be so kind as to unblock me. It's a hassle answering this way....Show more