Godschild Wrote:The tree was there so Adam and Eve could show their love for God through obedience, the same thing parents desire from their children.
Actually, GC, as a parent, I don't want my son to obey me to show his love. I want him to obey me to keep him out of harm's way. I guess that makes me the better parent.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell