RE: Eternal punishment is pointless.
November 24, 2014 at 11:55 pm
(This post was last modified: November 25, 2014 at 12:01 am by Nope.)
(November 24, 2014 at 11:03 pm)Godschild Wrote: [Quote:quote='Nope' pid='802234' dateline='1416686896']
I have never understood why plants and animals were cursed because two humans did something that annoyed bible god. The entire story makes no sense unless your god is like the serial killer, Jigsaw in the movie series, Saw
When sin was brought in the creation, it corrupted the entire creation. What makes you think you have the right to judge your creator?
I can't judge a nonexistent being; however, I can and will judge the believes that the religion's followers hold. There was no reason to punish the plants and animals because of something that two humans supposedly did.
When my eldest son did something wrong, I did not punish the dog or cat. That would have been animal abusive.
Quote:Quote:Supposedly, he put a magic, forbidden tree in a garden with two humans who were so innocent that they didn't really understand right from wrong. Then he let a being who apparently hated humans roam their world so they could be tempted. To believe the story actually happened and isn't just a metaphor means that bible god should be considered evil
They understood right from wrong, where in the account does it say they didn't, you're misrepresenting the account, shame on you, if you can't supply facts the butt out. Just because they were tempted doesn't mean they had to give in. The only evil I see is those who bring in unfounded statements to the account.
From the bible
"The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground--trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil."
The mythical Adam and Eve would have been like very young children. When my children were very little, I did not put temptation within their reach. That would have been silly and if something happened, it would have been my fault because I was the adult.
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Sin is not responsible for corrupting creation. How exactly does disobedience to god cause thorns to grow, and make childbirth painfu
Maybe I am wrong, but I thought that childbirth was painful because of changes in the female pelvic structure that allows us to stand upright. If that is true, then for the biblical creation story to be literal, wouldn't Eve have had to walk on all fours before she ate the fruit?
