Spy Car Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I disagree that they lacked moral discernment. Why would God even tell them not to eat from that particular tree if they lacked the capacity to obey? For the same reasons, we tell dogs to sit/stay or we tell toddlers that irons are hot and not to touch. The capacity to obey or not obey an order is completely different than understanding moral values. In those cases, potential disobedience comes with a threat attached. Such as the God figure in Genesis telling the pair that on the day they ate the gained moral discernment by eating the fruit that they would die. But without moral discernment, neither yielding to threats (as obedience) or failing to obey has any moral value. The disobedience isn't "sinful" as by definition sin requires the moral capacity to tell right from wrong (good vs evil) that humans don't possess in a mythical sense until Eve and Adam eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Having the capacity to obey (particularly under the threat of extreme punishment) has nothing to do with having a moral sense. It just shows beings understand fear, threats, and will sometimes choose pain avoidance. But those are amoral capacities. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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