Creation Muesum

[Huggy Bear]

A hypothesis is based off of evidence, which is why it is called an "educated" guess, as opposed to just a "guess". Upon what evidence is an "eternal" universe based?

And for the record, there were no talking snakes in the Bible.

I'm just wondering how many others are going to beat me to the punch, answering this one. (Maybe none, since I see it's 18 minutes since he posted this... sorry I've been busy in the real world, temporarily.)

Let's see... where in the Bible might I find proof to the contrary?

1. Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, [...]


4 The serpent said to the woman, [...]

13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 
14 The Lord God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this,
Cursed are you more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you will go,
And dust you will eat
All the days of your life;
15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her seed;
He shall bruise you on the head,
And you shall bruise him on the heel.”

Now, before you tell me I'm a confused atheist, I already know that your doctrine is likely like mine growing up, believing that "the Serpent" was actually Satan Himself, and not a real snake, and that "serpent" is a reference to The Dragon, Satan, a connection from Genesis to the claims in Revelation.

If that is the case, though, it begs the question of why God felt the need to tell snakes they could crawl on their bellies, be cursed more than cows and "every beast of the field".

Now go ahead and tell me that I "just don't understand any of this", or somesuch.  

That's it exactly, why is the serpent made to crawl on it's belly as punishment, if it is already on it belly? Makes no sense. Also I can probably say with some certainty, that your doctrine growing up and mine concerning what happened in the garden of Eden are quite different.

Literal Fruit had nothing to do with original sin.