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Originally posted by T0by
Even that could merely be a mental byproduct of simply being human, not knowing wth is going on and wanting some answers.
Originally posted by contemplator
Originally posted by Totakeke
reply to post by contemplator
Bad things happen in the world because man fell into sin. As soon as Eve ate that fruit we fell into sin, and that's why there's evil in the world.
Well, damn.. god is very just to punish billions of people over the actions of 'eve'. Can you not comprehend how ridiculous this sounds? Unbelievable. This is everything that is wrong with humanity, pure irrational delirium.
Originally posted by Divinorumus
Originally posted by T0by
Even that could merely be a mental byproduct of simply being human, not knowing wth is going on and wanting some answers.
The concept of god could have also been the delusional side affect of eating too many fermented apples.
Originally posted by Totakeke
reply to post by contemplator
I must've said this somewhere before but I'll say it again. God does not punish people for sinning, unless they totally reject Him.
Originally posted by Totakeke
reply to post by contemplator
God does not punish people for sinning, unless they totally reject Him.
Originally posted by jfj123
If there is, the evidence seems to show, he's a pretty crappy parent.
Originally posted by count66
reply to post by dgtempe
1) God made man and woman in paradise (Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden) where there was no suffering, no death etc. All of this was granted to man on one condition - that Adam or Eve didn't take any fruit from the Tree of knowledge - but as we know she did and the consequences were that all of Adam's & Eves seed - i.e. me and you would have paradise removed from us and we now would taste of disease, death and hunger.
2) God has given every human being free will - hence Eve's ability to choose to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge - this free will however often results in man being very inhumane to other men and inflicting great suffering through war, crime etc on their brothers and sisters in the Human Race.
3) The bible mentions that on this earth it is not a kingdom ruled by god but by Satan and if this is the case and Satan is the greatest evil as the bible says he is then of course this earth is a terrible place full of pain and suffering.
4) however, there is hope - God sent his only son Jesus to accept the punishment and death due for every sin that ever was and ever has been committed by mankind. Jesus took the pain, suffering and death upon the cross so that our suffering may one day end. We are clearly told in the new testament that all we need to do is accept Jesus as the son of god, and the fact that he died for our sins and then that salvation shall be ours.
In other words our suffering will end when Jesus returns to establish gods kingdom on this earth. At that point all who accepted Jesus will be raised from death to ever lasting life in paradise.
Originally posted by bonsaisert
Haha... The fruit eve ate was not an apple...that was in the picture bible only lol
Originally posted by Totakeke
They didn't have apples in the Middle East; the fruit was most likely a fig.