Did Eve make a wrong choice? Eve ate the fruit from the forbidden tree of knowledge while influenced by the serpent after God had simply told her not to, but can we jump to conclusions and assume it was a wrong choice? The significance of this event is important because it proposes an ideological question on Eves actions.
God's words to Eve were direct. He told her under no circumstance to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge. She understood what he meant and she knew she was not supposed to eat the fruit when she did it. Eve was also manipulated by the serpent, however she should have not taken advice against the highest power, God.
On the other side of things, Eve was in complete paradise, having no decision making skills and no knowledge of what death or punishment was. If she had never been punished before, why would she fear breaking the rules if she didn't know what happened when she did? Eve had no intellectual brainpower and thinking skills, and was easy to influence.
I believe that Eve was not in the wrong. Like I said, God gave her no knowledge and assumed she would live in the same basic paradise for eternity, I have to credit Eves humanistic approach to the situation and seek for something different, rather than live in the same old boring environment forever, with no knowledge to use. Even though she broke God's rule, I believe that it was only a matter of time before it did happen, and I am confused why God would have these barriers in place in the first place.
Clear, thought out response. Well done.
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