Re: Adam & Eve

Anthony R. Woodcock (arwoodco@mtu.edu)
Wed, 26 Mar 1997 15:04:08 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 25 Mar 1997 aholland@IMAP3.ASU.EDU wrote:

> Is there an answer to this dilemma? :
>
> 1) Adam and Eve are told not to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge
>
> 2) If Adam and Eve eat the fruit of this tree, they will THEN have
> knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 3:5, Gen. 2:16-17).
>
> 3) Prior to A & E's eating the fruit, they do NOT have knowledge of
> good and evil.

Wrong, look at the prior email message.

>
> 4) Disobeying God is a wrong and evil act.
>
> 5) A & E have no way of knowing that disobedience is wrong until they
> eat the fruit.
>
> 6) Therefore A & E cannot be held morally accountable for the act of
> disobeying God.
>
>