2006-06-25 08:59:15 · 13 answers · asked by You really_believe_that_shit? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Very barbaric logic. Do the children of criminals put to death also get put to death or are thrown in jail?
...
No.
Why's that? Because it wouldn't be just.
Why should we have to suffer because of our great-to-the-hundredth-degree grandparents wrongs?
2006-06-25 09:06:38 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Shmoe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people unfamiliar with world religions tend to see God through Christian lenses, so they often associate the two. However God or a Universal Creator exists in most religions and all express different characteristics. If you look at all you can start to see a single God as He truly is, and release any characteristics attached by the human tongue.
One such example is in the Muslim religion. In this specific story of Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit, God did not blame either over the other, nor does he hold responsible all of humanity for this act which we ourselves did not commit. The Quran speaks of the human as sinless at birth, yet becomes a sinner in an age of responsibility and accountability; adulthood.
A little off track: Eve is not responsible for pain during childbirth and mestruation, as it is part of nature, and softens the heart of the child for his mother and what she experienced to bring him into this world, which should lead to a greater respect for her. The Quran says that Heaven lies at the feet of a mother.
2006-06-25 09:36:20 · answer #2 · answered by hayaa_bi_taqwa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the end of the day you have to look at this from a different angle. If god created everything then why the hell did he create the so called fruit of sin and dishonesty anyway. Also, if you cut an apple through the centre you will see a star and that star is the representation of a totally different religion to christianity. Regardless to that, its an apple not a bloody time bomb, eat and enjoy.
2006-06-25 09:19:35 · answer #3 · answered by V H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not guilty of eating the fruit. Adam and Eve ate the fruit which imputed the seed of sin into mankind, in a sense you could view it as having been engrafted into DNA. I know weird way to look at it, but that is almost what it is like. Praise Jesus for coming and dying for us and promising to help us in all situations, huh?
2006-06-25 09:06:26 · answer #4 · answered by Savaya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not. It's a myth, a parable...does not apply.
It is a human construct designed by the early religious leaders to promote their patriarchal agenda and control the masses through fear-based living.
2006-06-25 09:03:12 · answer #5 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you are Christian.
Think of Adam and Eve as children in their father's garden. When they became teens, they were ashamed of their nakedness and covered themselves. Soon they became curious about the outside world and ventured out of the garden, but knew that they could always return to their Father for advice and counsel.
Each father is obligated to act as a god to his children and to be there for them in times of need. But a good father also teaches his children to become self-sufficient and to learn how to care for his own family and others in order to make the world a better place for all.
"Honor your father and mother." It doesn't say to "love" your father, but to honor him. Some fathers don't deserve their children's love.
2006-06-25 09:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was no actual fruit. The 'fruit' is symbolic.
2006-06-25 09:04:46 · answer #7 · answered by bond_adambond 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! The sin has already screwed the rest of us!
2006-06-25 09:12:27 · answer #8 · answered by amylr620 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By them sin entered the world that you partake of it is your fault.
2006-06-25 09:04:36 · answer #9 · answered by Tommy G. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly, since all humans sin, and no one is 'innocent', then you still have 'original sin'.
Just telling you what they say.
2006-06-25 09:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by Mellorine~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋