Is the Hebrew phrase, "formed from dust" a repudiation of normal childbirth for Adam?

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

@Guy_Coe

I’m quite sure Joshua has had plenty of moments where he’s shaken his head at each of us.

He has a different goal than either Mark or I, but I daresay he’s actually enjoying the discussion despite it all.

Honestly, I’ve been having fun with all of you. It was a specially honored to have @Guy_Coe take a road trip down to CA to see at some Veritas Forums:

Veritas Forums the Week Dad Died (January 2018)

So last part of January I did a whirlwind of 7 events in 2 universities, in just 3 days. As crazy as this was to plan for, the Saturday before, late at night, I received a phone call. My father was in the ER, without a pulse. He had just had a heart attack at home after dinner with friends. They were never able to get his pulse back. He died that day. The next day I was on a flight to California. After some thought, I decided to do the planned events. Several thousand dollars of changed tickets later, this became an important part of my grieving process. The main events were: A Veritas Forum at Cal Poly SLO on What it Means to be Human? with a secular scientist. A Veritas Forum at Cal Poly SLO on Are Humans Special? with Hugh Ross. A Veritas Forum at UCSB on What it Means to be Human? with a secular grief counselor (and the recent mudslides in view). A talk on a genealogical Adam, with Hugh Ross in the audience, and some very interesting exchanges afterwards. There were also two …

It was equally good to see @anon46279830 in St Louis, where he gave me a copy of his book and was a surprise guest on a seminary panelist.

In the end, we need to grow the Peaceful Science community. I have some important things planned in the next couple months. Focus in on guests, and make sure they are heard and welcomed. Invite more people, and lets turn this into a crowd.