Garden of Eden was a setup...

[Wyrd of Gawd]

I have thought this for awhile, but I decided to share. I think the whole Garden of Eden scenario was ENTIRELY God's doing. He created Adam and Eve, and was in control of EVERYTHING. He's supposedly omni-everything. If that's the case, he knew they would eat the fruit. In fact, he saw them eat the fruit. And not only that! He placed the tree in the garden (instead of on a tree in a volcano, on Mars.) In fact, idk why he even made the tree anyway. Secondly, he told Adam and Eve not to eat from it. That makes a lot of people wanna do the opposite. He also let the serpent into the garden, and let him convince Adam and Eve. Remember, God controls ALL of this! Lastly... If Adam and Eve were good, how did they sin? And, if the tree gave them knowledge of right and wrong, how did they know it was wrong to eat from it?? I would like everyone's input. I'm genuinely curious. Thanks.

Jace

The Garden of Eden with Adam & Eve were just down the road from Assyria, Ethiopia, Arabia, and Persia.

Genesis 2:20-14 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...A;EXB;NKJV

The king of Tyre lived in the Garden of Eden. Tyre is in Lebanon on the coast. So he was probably a Phoenician vassal king, maybe to the Hittites. He probably collaborated with the Egyptians against his ruler, hence the meme of the talking serpent. The Egyptian pharaohs used a serpent figure on their crowns.

Anyway, Assyria & Ethiopia were there with Adam & Eve and they were there after Noah's flood, having suffered no flood damage.

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Haven't you atheist had any kids?

You tell them- Do NOT go in the street. That street is dangerous.
And still you watch them because you do not trust their judgment.

Actually, I haven't any children of my own, but I get the point you are trying to make, and the point fails utterly.

Yes, I would absolutely tell a child of mine, 'Don't go into the street, dear, it's very dangerous.' And yes, I would keep an eye on my child. But then your analogy falls apart.

God did nothing - absolutely nothing - to prevent Eve from eating the fruit and continued to do nothing when she offered Adam the fruit. If I saw my child about to wander into the street, I would make a mad dash to grab her before she got injured. If she picked up a table knife after I told her not to, I would take it from her. If I saw her climbing into a pen with a littered sow (I grew up on a farm), I would stop her. Christians are fond of make a parent analogy regarding God, and it just doesn't wash. Responsible parents not only warn their children about dangers and watch them, they take steps to protect their children. If your analogy worked, I'd let my child wander into a busy road - while I watched her do it - just for the satisfaction of seeing her killed or crippled so I could crow, 'See what happens when you disobey me?'

Stop using the 'God is a loving parent analogy'. He isn't. If God were a human parent, he'd be brought up on abuse charges.

Boru

The God character was just one in the series of men who ruled the various Middle East empires during ancient times. He could have been an Assyrian, Babylonian, or even a Hittite such as Solomon. There are no invisible sky deities who pal around with man.