I have 3 children whom I have raised to question everything. Their ages are 7, 4, and 3. We have had many discussions on the topic of science and evolution, and then one day the oldest asked me about the bible and the story of creation. He had heard a little about it while visiting his Christian father. I read all three of them Genesis broken down into parts, which I paused to explain it to them in a way they could understand... ya know, modern English. Anyway, when I was finished, they asked a few questions, and then my son said something very interesting:
"Whoever came up with all that had a good imagination."
My children get it. I have not indoctrinated them to believe any particular way. For as long as they can remember, I have given them some factual information and then let it sort it out for themselves. It might help to have a mother who has studied the origin of life in school to explain all of this from the very beginning, but it also helps immensely if one's mind hasn't been scrubbed of all logic to make room for faith.
If you have a scientific mind/way of thinking, the story of Adam and Eve is absurd, and it's just that simple. God let Adam name all the animals?!? Why? In what language? Did Adam magically know of all the animals that we haven't even discovered yet?
Why is it okay to assume that God made women as sort of an afterthought? even though God supposedly has a divine plan, why did he add Eve last? He's God, so didn't he KNOW that Adam would be lonely? Didn't he know that Satan would trick her? If he knew, and did nothing about it anyway, why would he punish all of mankind? What kind of God is this?
"Whoever came up with all that had a good imagination."
My children get it. I have not indoctrinated them to believe any particular way. For as long as they can remember, I have given them some factual information and then let it sort it out for themselves. It might help to have a mother who has studied the origin of life in school to explain all of this from the very beginning, but it also helps immensely if one's mind hasn't been scrubbed of all logic to make room for faith.
If you have a scientific mind/way of thinking, the story of Adam and Eve is absurd, and it's just that simple. God let Adam name all the animals?!? Why? In what language? Did Adam magically know of all the animals that we haven't even discovered yet?
Why is it okay to assume that God made women as sort of an afterthought? even though God supposedly has a divine plan, why did he add Eve last? He's God, so didn't he KNOW that Adam would be lonely? Didn't he know that Satan would trick her? If he knew, and did nothing about it anyway, why would he punish all of mankind? What kind of God is this?
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