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Friday, May 6th, 2005
The Adam and Eve Paradox
The Adam and Eve Paradox
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"Christianity is based on the need for a savior – this need was created when Adam and Eve disobeyed God and hence caused all descendents to be condemned to death. This is explained more specifically in genesis. The basis for Christianity is therefore dependent on the literal truth of the Adam and Eve story.
Adam and Eve began as entirely innocent and had no knowledge of good or evil and did not posses any ability to distinguish between good and bad. We know this because we are told in Genesis that they must not eat from the tree that gave the knowledge of good and evil. It is logical to assume that that knowledge was absent before they ate from the tree, otherwise what is the point of the tree?
Now we have the paradox – why were they punished for eating from the tree when they had no ability to know that eating from the tree was a bad thing? They would only know it was the wrong thing to do AFTER they had eaten and gained the knowledge of good and evil. A classic catch 22.
The only meaningful conclusion here is that they were tricked by God and they in all fairness cannot be held accountable for disobeying God (committing the first sin) when they had no ability to know that sinning was a bad thing.
The subsequent condemnation of all mankind by God is entirely based on an original trick he played on these innocents, and that sending a savior is an additional mockery and a sham."
..."I find it strange to condem a whole species for eternity and then save it with the gory death of your son. Alot of excessive guilt and pain applied for one poor decision."
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