If you believe in the bible how would you defend the Genesis story? It is beyond crazy to believe in these stories so why does that not affect your beliefs in this religion?
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I'd defend ity by pointing out that you don't have to take it literally.
And it was a serpent, not a snake... .   
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v. to guess nm. snake, serpent What if the "snake" in the story was just human reasoning, a guess?   RE: talking snake
February 10, 2013 at 4:34 pm
(This post was last modified: February 10, 2013 at 4:34 pm by Cyberman.)
(February 10, 2013 at 4:29 pm)catfish Wrote: נחש Then it would make even less sense in context. You know you're officially over the rainbow when a talking snake becomes the more rational of the available options.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
Ape, I liked your interpretation from the other thread:
"This strikes me as God giving them a chance to take responsibility for their actions but they behave like kids who try to put the blame on someone else even though everyone knows who did the dirty deed. It's all part of the learning process, however." Some like to say it's literal and that their "sin" was one of disobedience, but I see it as symbolism of mankind becoming self-aware... I too see it as Adam and Eve not taking responsibilty for their own actions. However, I also see it as them becoming aware of things that "weren't", I.E. they weren't clothed, they weren't responsible and so on... Everything was supposedly "good" before they "ate" of the tree. I see it as them being one with nature until they became self-aware, then the garden went to hell in a handbasket. Everything that was "good" became dualistic. I can also see the so-called punishments as simply being the consequense of a new thought process. Of course your interpretations may vary, but I'm not forcing anyone to adhere to my thoughts. (this cherrypicker can also see the creation account as an almost accurate metaphor for the big-bang too) . |
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