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Originally Posted by Amnesia620
Yet, it also states that Eve was the one at fault for the forbidden fruit being eaten...God forbid anyone - man or woman - who is capable of free will and thought should actually open their eyes and see the world as it really is and, in that, learn things (the truth, perhaps?) for themselves. The truth it has shown me is that we're not supposed to open our eyes (so-to-speak), see things as they really are or learn anything other than what the Bible tells us.[/i]
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One must look at the Bible as a whole. Honestly, Eve was at fault for eating the forbidden fruit and was punished accordingly. The MAN was punished as well for his mistake in ALSO eating the fruit. It wasn't forced on him either. The Serpent/Satan was punished for his part in tempting and trying to decieve the humans. The humans had they truely "opened their eyes" and carefully looked at the situation could have percieved the deception clearly themselves. It's possible though that the desire for the forbidden allowed them to ignore the obvious error in their ways and proceed down that forbidden road. So often we choose a path that is obviously filled with stones and problems simply because we see only the silver lining or the fact that it is forbidden is just to appealing for us to willingly open our eyes.
I do not in the least follow the Bible to the letter. I DO believe though that there are a multitude of lessons to be learned from the Bible. I believe that seeing things clearly will always be a constant struggle for humans as we consistently view things for the glasses of personal experience and desire. A pure glass to view things from rarely if ever exists.
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