I’ll have to ask them about that. My understanding of Genesis is likely completely different from the LDS interpretation, but I thought that this knowledge was forbidden to humans, which was the catalyst for being banished from paradise and forced to suffer. If only they ate from the Tree of Immortality first! Rational Adam and Eve could have been gods!
What contradiction? I understand that in most Christian churches, they weren’t supposed to eat from the tree of life, but according to Mormons, they were. If they somehow didn’t, that would have thrown off the plan. Or am I misunderstanding you?
Sorry, I was a bit vague. I was thinking about how claiming it is part of the plan was a dodge around questioning why god would be surprised of this outcome, but that it throws any claims of benevolence under the bus. But also how god often had these tests for people (Abraham, Job, Moses), and that were he omniscient, this would be either stupid or evil to do. I suppose were I to be more precise with that quip, I should say that any character that is omniscient will run into contradiction if you posit them to have just about any additional abilities.
But, knowledge of good and evil was supposed to be a gift. It was the entire point. It can’t be a gift to have it and a gift to not have it.
Also, if it was better to be born that way, wouldn’t everyone be born that way?
I’ll have to ask them about that. My understanding of Genesis is likely completely different from the LDS interpretation, but I thought that this knowledge was forbidden to humans, which was the catalyst for being banished from paradise and forced to suffer. If only they ate from the Tree of Immortality first! Rational Adam and Eve could have been gods!
According to Mormon doctrine, it was supposed to happen that way. I’m not sure why God told them not to eat it.
There they go again… as soon as you posit an omniscient character in a story, you run headlong into contradiction.
What contradiction? I understand that in most Christian churches, they weren’t supposed to eat from the tree of life, but according to Mormons, they were. If they somehow didn’t, that would have thrown off the plan. Or am I misunderstanding you?
Sorry, I was a bit vague. I was thinking about how claiming it is part of the plan was a dodge around questioning why god would be surprised of this outcome, but that it throws any claims of benevolence under the bus. But also how god often had these tests for people (Abraham, Job, Moses), and that were he omniscient, this would be either stupid or evil to do. I suppose were I to be more precise with that quip, I should say that any character that is omniscient will run into contradiction if you posit them to have just about any additional abilities.