Creation History

Three Eras of Indian Creation History

God created a Garden of Eden. God created Adam. Although not created first, Adam was given thinking power superior to other life forms and he dominated in the Garden of Eden.

God created Eve with reproductive power as a companion to Adam. Applying her thinking power and contrary to God's command, Eve shared her reproductive power with Adam [the snake and apple story].

Adam, Eve, and children and began exploiting the Garden of Eden [the story of God driving Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden and commanding them to go forth and multiply].

Adam and Eve entered the land of India (part of the finite Earth but no longer a Garden of Eden). Eve's reproductive power gave her an advantage over Adam in the hunter-gatherer society they created. Eve dominated in this earliest human community.
1. Era of Eve domination

Farming, trade, and growth
As human numbers grew, larger amounts of resources were taken from nature (the former Garden of Eden) and shortages began to occur. In response, Eve and Adam invented farming and trading to increase their taking from nature. Eve's reproductive responsibilities interfered with her farm and trade work, allowing Adam an advantage over Eve in these productive activities, that is, providing necessities in the face of nature's shortages. As Adam shared the products of his productive power with Eve, a kind of balance was achieved (Eve's reproductive power and Adam's productive power) which was called gender equity. Neither Adam nor Eve was dominant within this human society.
2. Era of Gender equity

Commerce, industry, and growth

As human numbers continued to increase, the exploitation of nature also increased, creating even more shortages. More trade was supported by new inventions such as money, banking, and transportation to overcome these shortages. The freedom from reproductive tasks plus the greater shortages increased Adam's advantage over Eve in the exploitation of nature.

Adam began to think of the time when he had dominated in the Garden of Eden [the snake speaking again]. In order to dominate Eve, he must control Eve's reproductive power. By excluding Eve from the control of the means used to control nature, Adam strengthened his control over the production of the goods and services which Eve needed. The increased control by Adam was explained as a means to protect the purity of Eve's reproductive power, Adam's valued possession. Adam dominated both Eve and nature.
3. Era of Adam dominance

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