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The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.

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The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
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The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 11:10 am
Three symbols of the same thing.
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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 11:11 am
Okay. Good talk.
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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 11:18 am
Jeez, thank god you said that single short sentence devoid of context. I might never have known about whatever it is you're saying, if you didn't give us that.
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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 11:18 am
What thing ?
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Edward Gibbon

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 12:24 pm
(January 24, 2015 at 11:18 am)pgrimes15 Wrote: What thing ?

Bullshit.
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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 12:44 pm (This post was last modified: January 24, 2015 at 12:44 pm by Fidel_Castronaut.)
OP, this is a discussion forum. As such, we value, you know, discussion.

A single sentence devoid of context except a thread title doesn't cut it.

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 12:52 pm
(January 24, 2015 at 12:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(January 24, 2015 at 11:18 am)pgrimes15 Wrote: What thing ?

Bullshit.

Indeed.

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Strictlt speaking it's not a sentence. It might qualify as a clause.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 3:32 pm
I know I complained about the wall-of-texts, but I didn't expect something this short....sheesh
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RE: The serpent, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and the tree of life.
January 24, 2015 at 3:39 pm
(January 24, 2015 at 11:10 am)Newtonscat Wrote: Three symbols of the same thing.

No, they're not.

This is more a retelling of other myths circulating at this period. Even if you take the story as allegory, they don't represent the same thing.
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