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Originally Posted by OBCT
Expulsion from the Garden (expulsion from God's direct presence) was the only possibility, short of scrapping the whole plan and starting over. All of humanity was indeed affected by the folly of two. They chose to satiate their curiosity and give in to the temptation of the Serpent, even in spite of the warnings of their creator, God. This opened their eyes to good and evil - something that could never be undone, and something that has forever been passed down from parent to child. To quote Don Henley, it truly was, "The end of the innocence."
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Ignoring the whole "you speak for God and Don Henley" theme...
Do you believe a snake spoke to human beings? I know it's fun to dance around this kind of question, but it's a yes or no deal. You either believe a snake talked to people or you don't.
And why couldn't their eyes being open to good and evil not be undone? That tells me that god
can't do something, and that throws a wrench into the whole thing.
Far as I can tell, God is all knowing, but he didn't see this apple transaction taking place (or did see and didn't do anything about it), and we're all still paying for it. And most of us will be paying for it
forever.