Brin and howie on Genesis and John's Revelation

I've entered the discussion on David Brin's post about Genesis (and also free trade). (I'm only talking about Genesis/Revelation.)

I recently exchanged some emails with a pal over theological points in the Bible that need to be brought forward and evaluated for fresh relevance in modern times.


My favorite is the profound (and profoundly under-appreciated) moment in Genesis when God asks Adam to “name the beasts”... to me this is not only an allegory to science, but an implication that we were meant, all along, to be apprentices who would help to complete the process of creation. (e.g. by setting forth and naming everything in nature... and then?)