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A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God
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RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God
(May 9, 2013 at 4:11 pm)Godschild Wrote:
(May 9, 2013 at 3:07 am)smax Wrote: Parents have a duty to protect their children. Being that god exposed his children to his worst enemy (Satan), a being with superior intellect and ruthless cunning, how was god effectively protecting his children?

With one simple commandment.

Yes, because if there's one thing that we (fallible, incomplete creatures that we are) have learned about human nature, it's that saying "don't do this" will always lead to this not being done. Rolleyes

Especially when the people being ordered around have no possible conception that disobedience would be evil!

And hey, I'll ask you directly: why was the tree there to begin with? What purpose did it serve?
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee

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RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Darth - May 8, 2013 at 9:32 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by ThomM - May 19, 2013 at 11:54 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Tonus - May 8, 2013 at 12:23 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by John V - May 8, 2013 at 12:47 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Raven - May 8, 2013 at 5:45 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Raven - May 9, 2013 at 2:30 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 9, 2013 at 3:07 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Raven - May 9, 2013 at 4:28 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Esquilax - May 9, 2013 at 4:43 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 9, 2013 at 4:51 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Raven - May 9, 2013 at 5:36 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 9, 2013 at 6:07 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 9, 2013 at 10:02 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 10, 2013 at 12:31 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 10, 2013 at 5:37 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 10, 2013 at 6:32 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Raven - May 10, 2013 at 9:01 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 12, 2013 at 4:27 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 12, 2013 at 1:16 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 13, 2013 at 6:47 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 11, 2013 at 11:55 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by ebg - May 8, 2013 at 6:54 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Raven - May 8, 2013 at 7:20 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by ebg - May 8, 2013 at 7:40 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by ebg - May 8, 2013 at 8:04 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by ebg - May 8, 2013 at 8:24 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Drich - May 8, 2013 at 8:36 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by ebg - May 8, 2013 at 8:57 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by ebg - May 9, 2013 at 9:04 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Silver - May 12, 2013 at 1:44 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Raven - May 11, 2013 at 6:08 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Silver - May 12, 2013 at 4:06 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 14, 2013 at 2:25 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 15, 2013 at 10:19 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 15, 2013 at 2:41 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 16, 2013 at 9:38 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 18, 2013 at 4:52 am
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 18, 2013 at 10:38 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 19, 2013 at 11:40 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 18, 2013 at 9:30 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by Raven - May 20, 2013 at 10:40 pm
RE: A Literal Genesis Entails An Evil God - by smax - May 22, 2013 at 5:30 am

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