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A&E were told, commanded not to eat of the tree of KGE; but they had no knowledge of good and evil, and so would inevitably eat of that tree sooner or later, anyway.
(a toddler is going to burn themselves, no matter how strong a caution you give them, because 'burn' has no meaning to them)
God, being omniscient, knew this; so the Fall was part of the plan.
also, reflect upon our conception of the Garden of Eden; that idyllic place, paradise, where nothing can go wrong, unless you do that one evil thing. Fair enough; but the concept of 'satan' never seems to be carried with it! Not even in my mind; "Garden of Eden" is a metaphor for "heaven on earth" to my brain, and satan is an anomaly there? So, we say "garden of eden" like a cliche`, and no one ever remarks on the serpent within.
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I cannot agree due to concepts I currently hold, which may or may not be correct, that the fall was part of the plan. I see the fruit of life as putting God's life in man and putting him beyond the scope of satan's opportunity to tempt and influence.
That should answer the rest. Let me know, though.
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