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To: SeekAndFind

A lot of the stories in the Bible are used to make a point rather be literal. “Eating from the tree of knowledge” is obviously a description of humans learning and retaining what they learned. That is when humans separated themselves from the animals after all, when we became “self aware”. Actions have consequences, Adam and Eve hid themselves because they realized their thoughts and actions are transparent to God, they are “naked” to him.

I guess that is one way to interpret Genesis, I guess.

Would Dawkins say that this is also wrong? lol.


13 posted on 11/29/2011 12:47:07 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: GeronL

>> ““Eating from the tree of knowledge” is obviously a description of humans learning and retaining what they learned.” <<

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How in your mind, is that the sin that brought death upon the whole of creation?


256 posted on 12/01/2011 8:45:23 PM PST by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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