Creation Order Contradiction

[JoeMama]

Creation Order Contradiction

God made the animals and God said, Let us make man.
Genesis 1:25-27

The Genesis 1 author above said God made animals, then he made man. So, according to that author, man was never alone on Earth because animals were already on Earth when God made man:

However, the Genesis 2 author below said man definitely WAS alone:

God said, It is not good that the man should be alone
Genesis 2:18-19

Man could not have been alone if he was never alone. This is a self-evident contradiction.

[Wootah]

In a normal situation that exception makes no sense.

I'm aware many Christians can't make sense of the words and ideas put before them. Dictionaries are a great tool for understanding what words mean, and after a bit of trying, you can take that knowledge and find out what a whole sentence means. Then once you've got understanding sentences down, you'll ask yourself why the fuss about paragraphs.

My point is that where you said or implied that it's better to be among humans than critters, there's exceptions that put the lie to the claim.

With that in mind, and after trying my best to explain the concepts involved, I'll ask again...

Would you rather pet a kitten, or be locked in a prison cell with a father raper?

A man being alone even though there are animals is not the same as being locked in a cage with a kitten or rapist.

A man being alone and having a normal animal as a companion is not an ideal replacement for a normal human.

edit: There are 8 billion of us apparently and people do feel alone. So debating that a cat or animal in Eden should make Adam not lonely is false.

[JoeyKnothead]

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A man being alone and having a normal animal as a companion is not an ideal replacement for a normal human.

Preciate that clarification. I offer all retractions that may apply.

edit: There are 8 billion of us apparently and people do feel alone. So debating that a cat or animal in Eden should make Adam not lonely is false.

I agree that we can't say someone is or ain't lonely just because nobody -human or animal- is or ain't around.

[Wootah]

[Replying to JoeyKnothead in post #22]

According to the text God was there and God still thought Adam was alone!?!

[JoeyKnothead]

[Replying to JoeyKnothead in post #22]

According to the text God was there and God still thought Adam was alone!?!

According to the text dead folks hop up and head to the local watering hole. I wouldn't hold much stock in any of it.

[Wootah]

[Replying to JoeyKnothead in post #22]

According to the text God was there and God still thought Adam was alone!?!

According to the text dead folks hop up and head to the local watering hole. I wouldn't hold much stock in any of it.

Yeah, but we are in a thread where the person is seeking to find a contradiction in the text. The truth of it to reality is less relevant to determining the truth within the text in context of the thread.

[JoeyKnothead]

[Replying to JoeyKnothead in post #22]

According to the text God was there and God still thought Adam was alone!?!

According to the text dead folks hop up and head to the local watering hole. I wouldn't hold much stock in any of it.

Yeah, but we are in a thread where the person is seeking to find a contradiction in the text. The truth of it to reality is less relevant to determining the truth within the text in context of the thread.

I'd say Adam had no context other than his singular state, so likely never felt alone.