Payne's final pushback on naming: the primary message of Gen 2:18-20 is that no animal is a suitable partner, not that Adam names things; and Adam is passive during Eve's creation.

Philip Payne (p. 45, Man and Woman One in Christ) argues the primary message of Gen 2:18-20 is that no animal is a suitable partner for man, not that Adam names animals. He also notes Adam is entirely passive (asleep) during Eve's creation. Mike is suspicious of arguments that dismiss legitimate interpretations by claiming 'that's not the primary message,' and finds the passivity argument weak -- as if Adam would need to physically create Eve to have authority.