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Genesis 2:22 He brought her to the man.

So, what exactly will it mean for Adam and Eve to hook up? Is it closer to masturbation or incest?  In the previous comic, Michael says that Eve is supposed to be a female clone of Adam.  This implies that they are genetically identical except for their sex chromosomes.  So, all their genetic uniqueness comes down to Adam having a Y chromosome that Eve does not, and Eve having a second copy of their X chromosome.

But sexual dimorphisim wouldn’t be the only source of uniqueness between Adam and Eve!  Even though they have almost all the same genes, differing environmental influences throughout their lives would affect which genes are switched on or off- a process  called epigenetic modification.

Still, those differences might not add up to much. Identical twins are alike in important areas like intelligence and personality even thought there are epigenetic differences between them.  Plus, though centuries of comedians would have you think otherwise, the extent of biological differences between men and women in areas not related to reproduction is debatable (not that I want to get into that- some woman will probably get all emotional and nag me about it, amirite?)

In conclusion, I think it’s safe to say there’s some self love going on here.  And speaking of self love, I have to go now (hey, even players need some alone time every once in a while).