Did adam have a belly button?

Are you joking, this doesn't disprove Christianity, it doesn't even weaken it. It is such a poor argument. Firstly, Genesis contains some very deep truths about human nature not about their origin; it's not supposed to be taken literally, like much of the bible it is allegorical. Secondly, even if you accept Genesis as history not religion then clearly God could have created Adam either with or without a belly button and enabled him to father children with belly buttons, so what is the problem? all the best urban

When Jesus Christ was born, he had a belly button. Since Jesus is the "express image" of God, and Adam was made in the image of God, then I would say that, yes, Adam did have a belly button. But, what does it really matter at this point? I think there are more pressing matters at hand, and some of these moot discussions only tend to divert our minds from the things that are really important.

Adam nor Eve had belly buttons. They were not conceived, but were created from our loving God. Their children did, but they did not.

Dear fighting....put your mind to ease. You already know the answer , now all you have to do is let the rest of the world figure it out. Peace to you my friend. A.C.

Dude, we're talking about God here. Do you really think that an all powerful being who created the heavens and earth could be limited by a freaking belly button? Personally, I don't believe the whole Adam and Eve thing is a true story. I was told when I was young that it was true, plain and simple. I, however can think for myself. Since much of the bible was written by man, and later translated by other men, it is prone to people making a few adjustments and adding things for their own personal flavor. Quite simply, there is no way for you to disprove a religion if that religion involves an all powerful being. Some people think evolution disproves religion. I think god created creatures with the ability to evolve and grow to be more than their predecessors. Do you really think religious people would read this and say "Oh no! I've been wrong all along. Adam must have had a belly button so god is fake!" Religion is about faith. As an atheist, you clearly lack faith. Still, that's your business and I would never try to change that. I would assume you are intelligent enough to know you won't change the mind of religious people so most likely this is merely an attempt to see how much you can anger the religious folk. Perhaps you enjoy the ones who say you are going to hell. I personally find those amusing myself since I don't believe in hell. Yeah, hell's been a bit misconstrued from the bible as well, but that's for another discussion.

Very interesting because just the other day I got a book from the library by a theoretical physicist. I actually hadn't started to read it yet but my boyfriend read a few pages and he asked the same thing. I just thought that was interesting that I saw the question here. If you believe the bible one would answer no. Adam could not have had a belly button because Adam was not born of woman. For me the other question would be whether Adam actually existed at all. I personally think the bible is a nice story and I don't believe it so I have no clue.

the bible was never proven false. it is funny though that people willl believe in anything that other people say, but it is so difficult for them to believe in God or the bible. anyway, to each his own. we will find out when judgement day comes...i still keep on my belief that it is better to believe in Jesus now and die finding out that He doesnt exist than to deny HIm now and to find out later that He does exist and everything written about Him in the bible is true. i dont want to insist my belief on people who don't want to believe. no matter what is said and done, they will just find reasons not to believe. the bible even predicted this=the god of this age has blinded people from seeing the truth.

This is one of those many pointless debate topics thrown up by non-believers. The simple answer is who cares how God created the first man and woman. It matters not.

I would assume he wouldn't, but how can anyone know?

This is a good question. You already know that I am a theist, but I also believe in evolution. Assuming we evolved from apes, the first man (whatever his name was) would still have been attached to a placenta. If this was the case, Adam would indeed have had a navel like everybody else.

There of course is no way to prove or disprove that Adam did or did not have a belly button. The story of Adam and Eve is a very ancient pagan story of the beginning of mankind that was verbally passed down. All peoples have a similar story of how mankind got started. The bible as most call it or the Torah as some call it, is the story of the struggle of a people growing out of paganism and embracing monotheism. It is a history basically and a lot of it can be proven today and more of it comes to light all the time. As far as the Christian Testament goes, well, I won't go there. That is a little too much for me. But too much of the historical fact of the Torah can be proved for it to not be at least a historical record of a people. Whether you want to believe in G'd or not is up to you. But arguing about the exisitence of a belly button is imbecilic.

It is really sad that many Christians don't know their belief well. Many take what the Bible says literally. The Creation story was created for this reason: to tell that there is a God and He created everything. Simple. Adam is just a mere representation. He did not exist. The Church accepts evolution. Because it's also a way of God creating the human race.

Honestly, I think most of us are missing the point here. Belly button or not, this disproves nothing. All questions of theism aside, one of four possibilities is the answer: A) Adam, being created, and not born of a woman, had no umbilical cord, ergo, no belly button. This neither proves nor does it disprove anything. B) God, in His infinite wisdom, knew that every offspring of Adam would have belly buttons, so He stuck one on him, for the sake of continuity. Honestly, if God is powerful enough to create an entire man, it stands to reason that He is powerful enough to stick a pre-anachronistic* belly button on said man. Again, this neither proves nor disproves anything. C) The op does not believe in God, and refuses to hear all mention of the existence of God. Additionally, the op makes claims that remain entirely unsubstantiated, both scientific and dealing with the veracity of one aforementioned Bible. So the whole question is a fallacy. This proves only that the op has too much time on his/her hands. D) God, being omnipotent, was able to sort out a clever way around this problem that did not incorporate either A or B. And being omniscient, He was able to sort out a problem that we cannot. And before one challenges me as saying that this is an easy out, aren't there riddles out there who can stump the best of us? And someone thought these up. Ergo, God simply found another way. Ultimately, acceptance of this option serves to disprove the original post, if anything. Point is, none of the options actually disprove any religion in any way. Thank you, and have a nice day. *Anti-anachronistic? I just made it up. Wordsmiths, help me out here.

Of all the atheistic theories that aims to disprove christianity, this is by far the weakest. How would you expect this question to shatter the foundations of the Church when it cannot even make me serious in answering it. Sorry, you have to do a better job than this. I wouldn't even bother answering...

You seem to have a lot of hot air here which has nothing to do with the question in hand! My answer is: 1) The information is not recorded, therefore we shall never know, since Adam is now dust ('For dust ye are and to dust ye shall return'). 2) The question is on a par with 'Did the tooth fairy have milk teeth?' or 'was the three bears' porridge made of oatmeal?' because the story of the Creation is NOT (nor was ever intended to be) a literal (word by word) truth: it is a myth and therefore has the deep truths that myths are intended to have. The fact that some of the Bible contains what is today regarded as 'fairy tales' in no way negates the value of the book; it merely makes people who think it to be word-for-word *literally* true (which 'words', by the way? The English words or the Hebrew ones?) look rather childish in the eyes of those who have studied mythology and belief systems. To ask such a question, therefore, is a potent indicator that the people who ask it in all seriousness have no more conception of what the Bible (or the Quran) is than a child has of Santa Claus and what he represents. I am a 'theist' (or rather a 'deist') in that I know that there is a God. There are various reasons why I prefer not to call myself a Christian (though I believe that the Gospels are essentially a factual record), one of them being that I don't wish to be confused with those who read the Bible as if it were a newspaper or a legal document when it is a collection of myth, history, poetry and highly figurative writings mainly concerning one small Middle Eastern tribe and the development of their belief system. It is nevertheless a valuable book, I believe, and contains passages which show deep knowledge of 'the Word of God' written with genuine inspiration.

“As a baby develops inside the mother, he or she floats in fluid inside the mother's womb. While the baby is in there, he or she can't breathe air or eat food. That's where the umbilical cord comes in. The umbilical cord is a flexible tube that carries oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the baby. It also carries wastes away from the baby back to the mother, so she can get rid of them. Your belly button marks the spot where your umbilical cord was once attached.” There would have been no reason for Adam nor Eve to have a belly button as the belly button is formed as a conveyance of nurturance from the mother to the unborn fetus. Therefore Adam nor Eve would have needed one as they were never in the womb and the womb is where the belly button comes from. How is it that this would either prove on disprove the Bible or Koran? The scriptures do not say either way weather they did or not and the presence nor absence of a belly button would allow or not allow reproduction. Actually the absence of a Belly Button could have played a big role in the Bible since the lack of a belly button on Adam and Eve would be one of the biggest events in the world as the children, grandchildren and the great-grandchildren would come up and say, `Why don't you have a belly button?' And they could then retell the tale again and again, to generation after generation, about how God had created them as they were never born of a woman. They could tell about their walks and talks with God, the wonderful Garden they had until they disobeyed God, etc… this could be how the record could have been passed down to Moses to be written. Word of mouth, stories from the past. I am a graduated student of philosophy and theology, yet I am not a Christian nor Muslim as I ascribe to no religion. So to disregard this as a religious viewpoint would be totally unfounded as I am a non believer in organized religion. Have a Great day and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

In the Eden story Adam is the first person. He wasn't conceived , he was manufactured, then he doesn't have a belly button.And I guess Eve or Lilith didn't either. Eve must have been given one when Cain was on his way.

There is no way to know for sure. No way to prove it but if Adam was the first man and the Bible is correct on how he came to be, then no, he didn't have a belly button. This is just trivial anyway. It really doesn't matter in the total scope of things. That is just one of those things that make you go "hmm". Fun to ponder but nothing to get riled up about.

You reliaze none of those things ever happened. I say Adam don't have a belly button.

it wasnt written in the bible .but i assume yes he does since all people have it and if you will say the he is not born of a woman he is still a man that was created like god which in turn made in his likeness which is like us people.therefore if he doesnt have a belly button then he is not like us which would only mean that god has made a mistake.my answer is yes he does have a belly button.