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Originally Posted by Trapped
I've also had the same thought of "why did the serpent have to be there" and tried to blame it on God. But follow my logic for a second: If God had ONLY given man the prohibition to not eat the TOTKOGAE, then man would have been influenced one way. The only influence would have been God. That's not truly free will so much as it is "influenced will". With the serpent, Adam and Eve had two inputs - God's and the serpent. This "balanced the scale" so to speak, and so Adam and Eve were truly free to choose, not overly influenced one way or the other. Input A and input B. So as strange as it may sound, I'm of the strong opinion that the serpent made it MORE fair than it otherwise would have been.
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What a hoot! So our free will is not so free after all. It depends on inputs. But how could the serpent make it fair? The serpent was just a critter in the garden, made crafty by God. The serpent wasn't a god by any way shape or means. So he couldn't make it fair against the God of the universe. God was a super giant all powerful inputter, while the serpent was just a tree seller, like a used car salesman. He wasn't even a flying fiery serpent, like found in Isaiah 14:29.
The serpent didn't even come close to balancing the fairness scales. But his input was greater and stronger than Gods ; doesn't say much for God ... that a little serpent, created by Him, beat Him at His own game.
Adam an Eve didn't really have free will. That's just a myth.