[Taxacom] taxonomy article in the NYTimes

[Stephen Gaimari]

True, and it may be that Adam was effectively only a "gatherer" rather than a farmer/gardener in this context. I also prefer taxonomy to be the oldest profession!
Cheers,
Steve
 
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>>> Doug Yanega <dyanega at ucr.edu> 8/11/2009 10:39 AM >>>
Steve Gaimari wrote:

>Genesis 2:
>15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of 
>Eden to dress it and to keep it.
>Looks like being a farmer (or at least gardener) would be a slightly 
>older profession!

D'OH!

Umm...well, since this was all on the same day, however, Adam 
actually *did* the naming stuff before he would have had a chance to 
*do* any gardening. So, Adam didn't necessarily do the tasks in the 
order that they were assigned.

Besides, it doesn't say anything about God supplying any tools, so 
what kind of gardening could Adam have done just then, anyway? ;-)

Peace,
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         is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82

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