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Godless Dave · 11-21-2002, 11:46 AM

The bible doesn't actually name the forbidden fruit. Maybe it was a watermelon.

Tigermilk · 11-21-2002, 11:54 AM

Or a gigantofrute.

Well, if they can make things up, so can we....

thebeave · 11-21-2002, 12:13 PM

Isn't there a passage in the OT Bible where God details how to properly dispose of your...ahem... waste so that the Almightly won't accidentally step in it? If Adam pinches a loaf proportionate to his 90' size, I can see why God would be concerned! Yep... the pieces of the God-puzzle are slowly coming together folks!

Bible Humper · 11-21-2002, 01:38 PM

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Presumably the 90-foot man would have a completely different body structure and physiology from a modern human. Otherwise he wouldn't survive.

This creature couldn't be bipedal!

I was assuming that these kooks were creationists, if not then I guess they could make Adam a talking brontosaur or something if they wanted to.

What a bunch of loons!

lpetrich · 11-21-2002, 02:45 PM

That supertall Adam is not much different from other folkloric gigantism. For example, the Roc was a legendary bird so big it that it could pick up an elephant. However, the square-cube law, the mechanics of flight, and the available materials limit the maximum size of a flying bird; too big, and wings capable of generating sufficient lift will have to be too big for the bird to move.

The heaviest flying birds known have a body mass of about 20 kg (40 lb). Which is less than half a percent of the body mass of a typical adult elephant.

This absurdity is also present in the giant monsters of certain "science-fiction" movies; an ant scaled up to elephant size would quickly collapse and crush itself.

Captain Pedantic · 11-22-2002, 05:42 AM

I only clicked on this topic for the title. But I wasn't disappointed.

Maybe the trees in Eden had really big leaves, or something. Er, except I'm pretty sure we know them to have been clothed in fig leaves. So maybe it was a giant fig tree.

Of course, they were naked at first, and there's enough nothing to go around no matter how tall you are.

[ November 22, 2002: Message edited by: Captain Pedantic ]</p>

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11-21-2002, 11:46 AM	#11
Godless Dave Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: With 10,000 lakes who needs a coast? Posts: 10,762	The bible doesn't actually name the forbidden fruit. Maybe it was a watermelon.

11-21-2002, 11:54 AM	#12
Tigermilk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jorja, USA Posts: 920	Or a gigantofrute. Well, if they can make things up, so can we....

11-21-2002, 12:13 PM	#13
thebeave Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 4,183	Isn't there a passage in the OT Bible where God details how to properly dispose of your...ahem... waste so that the Almightly won't accidentally step in it? If Adam pinches a loaf proportionate to his 90' size, I can see why God would be concerned! Yep... the pieces of the God-puzzle are slowly coming together folks!

11-21-2002, 02:45 PM	#15
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	That supertall Adam is not much different from other folkloric gigantism. For example, the Roc was a legendary bird so big it that it could pick up an elephant. However, the square-cube law, the mechanics of flight, and the available materials limit the maximum size of a flying bird; too big, and wings capable of generating sufficient lift will have to be too big for the bird to move. The heaviest flying birds known have a body mass of about 20 kg (40 lb). Which is less than half a percent of the body mass of a typical adult elephant. This absurdity is also present in the giant monsters of certain "science-fiction" movies; an ant scaled up to elephant size would quickly collapse and crush itself.

11-22-2002, 05:42 AM	#16
Captain Pedantic Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: UK. Posts: 588	I only clicked on this topic for the title. But I wasn't disappointed. Maybe the trees in Eden had really big leaves, or something. Er, except I'm pretty sure we know them to have been clothed in fig leaves. So maybe it was a giant fig tree. Of course, they were naked at first, and there's enough nothing to go around no matter how tall you are. [ November 22, 2002: Message edited by: Captain Pedantic ]</p>

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