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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. Tell me what would make your parents happy, your money or (not and/or) your respect for them.
That is one of the most abhorrent things I have yet to hear! My wife and I raised 4 children, 3 of whom are wives and mothers themselves. Now, like any parents, we wanted our kids to obey - but that had zero to do with their "showing their love for us" by so doing. It had to do with their staying happy, healthy and safe. If your children love you, you will know it. Every child disobeys, now and again. Does that mean they love you less? I think not. I did not always obey my folks. My love for them certainly was not going up and down like some kind of emotional sine wave. It just was. It was not conditioned on anything, anymore than my love for my kids. I just do, that's all. Further, I never would have dreamed of setting up any kind of "test" for them to see if they would obey, so they could show their love for me. The very idea is nausea inducing.
“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin
― Christopher Hitchens
"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject". - George Santayana
"If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed". - George Carlin