Heaven and The Problem of Evil

[*Deidre*]

make them eat from it, but he did make the tree of knowledge and make it easily accessible.

I clearly stated that it wasn't a tree, the original sin was sexual. That is what opened their eyes to realize they were naked. The Bible doesn't get explicit so it uses "tree" as symbology. The fruit of a tree are the reproductive organs, make sense?

I also stated that the serpent was not a snake. Otherwise it would make no sense for God to curse the serpent to crawl on his belly if he is already crawling on his belly.

Genesis 3
14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

According to your religious views tagline by your username, you don't believe in religion. Why are you using Bible passages to defend your statements? I don't honestly care what you believe, that's your choice... but not sure why you state you don't believe in religion, when your defense to others is very much a Christian one.

Sorry, that just caught my eye. lol

I will say I believe people can be 'spiritual,' or believe in a deity, without following any particular religion, per se. I guess when I read your tagline initially, I thought you were a deist, until I started seeing the smattering of Bible passages all over the thread, here.