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Here is where I disagree with the Christian (and I guess Islamic) interpretation of the marriage of the "children of Adam". I like to figure things out for myself. Evolution is a good

answer for that. Perhaps the creation of Adam and Eve was a divine spark from God to the developing creatures we call prehistoric man. Perhaps the apple symbolizes the "choice" that was to be made

after this "spark" gave us spiritual insight. In other words Adam and Eve were the emergence of higher spiritual awareness sparked by the Divine. My thoughts

One of the things I find interesting in this lesson is Hossain's explanation of the Creator's divinity. Modern Christianity keeps teaching that Man is formed in G-d's image, accepting and enforcing the notion of a Divine Being who has two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears, etc. Kind of a silly notion since that is the basic template for all of the animals and fishies. The tail fin of the fish is bifurcated implying fusion of two into one, it has two ventral fins so 'two arms, two legs'. The shape of Man is not unique. Even the much vaunted 'opposable thumb' is present in most primates, including those that function barely above the instinctual, such as the tamarind. I find Hossain's description of the Divine much more reasonable - and believable - than that of a grey haired, bearded guy in sandals reaching down and modeling Adam from a clump of mud. That we are created of the same matter as the earth is pretty much a necessity - we couldn't exist if we were not mutually compatible on a chemical and physical level so even his version of the Creation of Adam is more reasoned. Don't get too excited by my agreement, Hossain: I still believe thast no religion on this planet could ever adequately express the plans, desires and expectations of the Divine. Man created Religion. And subsequent believers did -and do - everything they can to twist simple truths into complex bludgeons.