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pz · 11-26-2002, 04:13 AM

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Originally posted by Darwin's Terrier:
<strong>Surely Adam and Eve would have burst quite early on, if their marrow kept replacing blood cells that never died....?</strong>

Mammalian erythrocytes are enucleate, so I suppose one could argue that it's OK to dismantle them, since they wouldn't be 'living' in some senses of the word. Leukocytes would be a different matter, though -- A&E would have a horrible case of leukemia.

happyboy · 11-26-2002, 05:23 AM

actually, logic doesn't apply to the garden of eden myth any more than it does in any other myth in the bible. but then again, theists don't need logic....they've got God!

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11-26-2002, 05:23 AM	#12
happyboy Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: on the border between here and there, WV Posts: 373	actually, logic doesn't apply to the garden of eden myth any more than it does in any other myth in the bible. but then again, theists don't need logic....they've got God!

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