[Taxacom] taxonomy article in the NYTimes

[John Noyes]

Well, farming and taxonomy were not done for money at this point so they
could not be classified as professional. 

John Noyes

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

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