Conscience and the Moral Argument as Evidence for the Goodness of God.

[Astreja]

Was it moral for God to expel Adam and Eve? He had freely given them Paradise. He had warned them not to eat of a particular fruit, while giving them complete and absolute freedom to eat any other.

It was both immoral and stupid. Why put a temptation in front of people who did not possess the moral intelligence to resist the temptation? According to the Eden myth, the eyes of Adam and Eve weren't opened to their alleged wrongdoing until after they had eaten the forbidden fruit.

They were set up to fail.

As for God's Authority to allow temporal chastisements as a consequence of sin, if even mere human authorities punish offenders by jailing them or sometimes capital punishment, then God even more has the right to inflict such penalties, which more often are remedial measures than anything else. If someone, on seeing a temporal difficulty, repents and turns to God, he saves his soul and goes to Heaven to enjoy Eternal Life.

No, I don't think so. I believe that eternal life is impossible, literally impossible. I believe that Heaven is a mythical place. I believe with 100% certainty that all who live are fated to simply die and never live again.

When viewed in the Light of Eternal Happiness, which is an Infinite Good because it lasts forever, a small amount of temporal pain is infinitesimal.

When viewed in the light of reality, the degree of pain is dependent on the perception of the suffering person.

And "Eternal Happiness" sounds ghastly. I have no desire to live forever, and even in my finite lifetime I have no desire to remain perpetually in just one emotional state. I'd rather have a spectrum of emotions. I don't want to be stuck in "happy happy joy joy" mode.