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Peter
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« on: April 21, 2007, 11:41:40 PM »

This is may be more of a Christian philosophy question, I think.
Why would God put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden if he did not want Adam and Eve to eat of it? I would be interested to know if/what any church fathers or theologians had to say on this subject.

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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2007, 06:33:58 AM »

I cannot comment intelligently on this.  Over the years I've read a couple different explanations... but when the question is "why did God do this or that" I leave it up to the theologians to ponder.  I'm more into how to live my life today.

I'm not saying that to demean someone who does ponder issues like that, it's just that I've never been one that feels pressed to research those "unanswerable" sorts of questions.
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2007, 08:13:09 PM »

Thanks for your response. Theology has always interested me. Right now I am reading Men and woman he created them-Theology of the body by John Paul II. It’s a great read.

So, at work, I have a lot of time where I could just ponder things. Theology of the body is what I have been pondering lately. That question just popped into my head the other day.

I’ll try to focus any future questions toward apologetics.

Peter

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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2007, 06:43:22 AM »

You certainly need not apologize  Grin

I love talking all things Christian.  Sometimes I just cannot come up with anything intelligent on some issues Smiley

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« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2007, 03:39:29 AM »

Hi

In my humble and honest opinion , trying to even figure out as to why god did this and why god did that , even "intelligently" , and trying to create "answers" to unanswerable questions is just an attempt in trying to rationalise the mind of God!!!
Remember , we humans however "intelligent" and "intellectual" , are finite beings, not even dust specks infront of  the creator. So it is a vain attempt to try and figure out the INFINITE MIND. On many posts, forums and discussion boards , i hv come across a plethora of insane , absurd questions as regards "potentially" unanswerable stuff!! 

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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2008, 07:54:50 AM »

maybe just to give them that option, maybe it was just the right thing to do.  i have experienced in my own upbringing alot of exploration into understanding the personality of God, which often has great value in developing a relationship, and then also sometimes led to misunderstanding, assumptions and unanswerable type questions.  but i think overall it's probably healthy to muse and wonder as long as we realize our limitations.  sometimes i get really mad at Eve for picking that apple, but more than likely I would've done it too given enough time. 
i mean think of it, God may have been just Dad to her.  It's as if he gave them the chance to remain as innocent children totally protected and provided for, and they instead became adults with all that entailed, including reproducing their own children.
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