(September 10, 2010 at 12:11 am)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:Umm, I seem to remember a talking serpent (snake?lizard?crocdile?) in Genesis which tempts Eve to eat from the Tree Of Knowledge of Good and Evil. (not an apple tree)
It's so sad when fundies have to be reminded of their own fairy tales by atheists. Careful, G-C.... they may kick you out of the club.
Quote:Genesis 3
The Fall of Man
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "
4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. 5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
so not only does your snake talk, he can hear and reply in context.... which is more than you do most of the time.
My my how nasty one can get over a little humor. The snake you refer to was a creature with legs that was able to stand, now as far as I know there is no snake that can do that, if you know one that can please inform me.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
