the so fallible Bible

[Brakeman]

You're begging the question. What's stopping them from eating it?

Practical consequences. Have you ever read the passage? God told them there would be negative consequences for eating the fruit.

So to one who has never experienced "negative consequences" nor had any understanding of these "negative consequences", and had no sense of right or wrong about avoiding these "negative consequences", would have reacted correctly to the threat?

If Adam and Eve had been sufficiently warned by god in a manner that they then 100% understood the consequences, they wouldn't have eaten the fruit. Generally healthy adults even today would not make the mistakes they do if they were completely aware of the consequences. But Adam and Eve only had a warning, they did not have full knowledge and understanding of what the crazy god would do to them if they disobeyed his threat.

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Jesus wasn't always nice to his opponents.

Matthew 5:44

John V Version (JVV) Jeebus speaking..

44 But I say unto you, denigrate your enemies, belittle them that curse you, do annoying things to them to make them hate you, and persecute them which point things out to you, and try to educate you;