Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoIf the judeo-christian god is omni-powerful why would he instruct Adam and Eve not to eat the apple?message-squaremessage-square146linkfedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down110
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareIf the judeo-christian god is omni-powerful why would he instruct Adam and Eve not to eat the apple?Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square146linkfedilink
minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 days agoDon’t try to apply reason/common sense/logic to ANY religion. You’ll end up with more questions than answers. Besides, I was told that the point of the story was resisting temptation. God wanted to see if Adam and Eve could do that. Spoiler: they couldn’t.
minus-squarekureta@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoEven though he new exactly what they would do beforehand. Being all-knowing.
Don’t try to apply reason/common sense/logic to ANY religion. You’ll end up with more questions than answers.
Besides, I was told that the point of the story was resisting temptation. God wanted to see if Adam and Eve could do that. Spoiler: they couldn’t.
Even though he new exactly what they would do beforehand. Being all-knowing.