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Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 11:21 am
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.
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RE: Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 11:26 am
It was a setup alright, for chapter 2. 
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RE: Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 11:38 am
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2014 at 11:39 am by robvalue.)
He certainly wasn't omni anything, he was barely capable of executing a simple plan.
But agreed, it was all his fault. If it happened. Which it didn't. Even a lot of theists now don't even try to defend it literally because it's so obviously dumb.
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RE: Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 12:03 pm
(November 29, 2014 at 11:38 am)robvalue Wrote: He certainly wasn't omni anything, he was barely capable of executing a simple plan.
But agreed, it was all his fault. If it happened. Which it didn't. Even a lot of theists now don't even try to defend it literally because it's so obviously dumb.
its funny too why didn't god get rid of the tree and the talking snake lizard.
god just wanted to make it look like he didn't know because he knows everything to have a justified reason to lay the smack down on future humanity.
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RE: Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 12:04 pm
Yhwh's a dick, IOW.
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RE: Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 2:22 pm
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RE: Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 2:26 pm
(November 29, 2014 at 11:38 am)robvalue Wrote: Even a lot of theists now don't even try to defend it literally because it's so obviously dumb.
But I'm amazed at how many people still do defend it.
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RE: Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 3:18 pm
It takes a special class of numbskull to do so.
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RE: Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 3:33 pm
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2014 at 3:34 pm by Lek.)
(November 29, 2014 at 2:26 pm)abaris Wrote: (November 29, 2014 at 11:38 am)robvalue Wrote: Even a lot of theists now don't even try to defend it literally because it's so obviously dumb.
But I'm amazed at how many people still do defend it.
Why do I need to defend God? If that's what he wanted to do then he could do it. Who knows? Maybe there actually was a good reason for what he did. Obviously, he wanted to test Adam and Eve, and they failed the test. Fortunately, he also decided to redeem them.
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RE: Garden of Eden was a setup...
November 29, 2014 at 3:34 pm
See what I mean?
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