Since the single life is not God’s plan in the majority of cases, should not our lives as mortals generally make more sense when we love and act in community with another living being of the opposite gender? God provided this relationship with another mortal in order to help us be more fulfilled as we live and work together in harmony as a couple fully dedicated to each other and to the Lord. Thus, God’s remedy for Adam’s loneliness was Eve, not a relationship with any of the animals or with another
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