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Originally posted by Tobbin:
But don't you see, by using the dad analogy, you prove my point. God knew that we could not handle basic truths and concepts, even after we were introduced to them. Even today, there are a great many people confused on the subject of good and evil (gray areas). Very similar to telling a child to look both ways before crossing the street. We do that, although they do not always listen. Do we understand it? Most likely not until we are thrust in that situation and see the traffic that would run us over. Just because you know about good and evil doesn't mean that you know how to react to it if you have never heard/understood of it before.
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How do I do that, then?
Adam and Eve were innocent, but they were not children. They were two adults and Adam at least had apparantly spent time conversing with god, so was not exactly ignorant. They were also perfect - including high intelligence, as well as phsical perfection. And although Eve was deceived by Satan, Adam certainly was not. When he ate the fruit he knew what he was doing as is made clear at 1 Timothy 2:14. That is why Adam carries much greater 'blame' than Eve. SHE did not realise what she had done, but Adam did and CARRIED ON and did it himself anyway!
The 'dad' analogy, therefore, does not prove your point, imho!
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