Adam and Eve: The First Children

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This paper explores the idea that Adam and Eve are actual children and God is an actual father to them. It attempts to understand why they disobeyed God's command in the Garden of Eden by considering their behavior to that of children who disobey their parents. It examines how all children disobey their parents at one time or another and how there are several causes, the main one being that children understandably lack the knowledge to know right from wrong. In Adam and Eve's case, they couldn't know right because they couldn't know wrong. It also uses the analogy of Adam and Eve to discuss the theories behind preventative measures against disobedience such as warnings and punishment.

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"In the beginning, Adam and Eve were content in their Paradise. They would never question God's word. Eve though they did not know the difference, they were happy. Early in life, for example, as babies we are unaware of much around us, but we know when we are happy. Unfortunately, as children begin to get older, they begin to wonder about absolutely everything. It's natural for children to be curious about things. It is especially natural for children to ask "why this" and "why that" when something is forbidden to them. If Adam and Eve are considered children, rather than adults, then maybe we can begin to understand why they disobeyed God's command."

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