Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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derbenski...

"Well of course we need a logical explanation as to why they did not die from eating the fruit or that would make God a liar from the get go and be the end of story. We certainly could not have that now could we?"

Certainly not!! -- God can never lie. See my answer to wallrus posted just few minutes ago.


"Have you ever considered the possibility that the fruit from the tree of knowledge may have gone though stages in the process of ripening where prior to being ripe, the fruit could have been poisonous? If so, at the time God had made the statement it would have in fact been true. There is also the possibility that the seeds themselves held poison and they did not eat the seeds or enough of them. Cyanide is found in the seeds of common fruit, including apples. Consumed in small quantities, it is harmless."

No, I never considered that possibility. Not only is it far fetched and divorced from both the text and the context but it is also directly contrary to the explanation the text itself clearly gives. Death did not come from the tree of life (which is also found in Heaven in the book of Revelations) -- death was a direct result of the judgement of God as the penalty for their disobedience.

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