Did Adam and Eve eat poison ivy?

Shermana · Post by **Shermana** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:13 pm

"All" green plants and herbs were given to them eat....

So would this include poison ivy?

Or is the word "every/all" not quite all but something like "all that is allowed"?

Additionally, feel free to list any plants that Adam and Eve might not have wanted to eat...

nygreenguy · Post by **nygreenguy** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:25 am

JohnPaul wrote:
JehovahsWitness wrote: #QUESTION: Was every variety of animal that exists today in the Garden of Eden?

No, many variations of animals have evolved over the milleniums, so although BEARS may have existed in the Garden of Eden, POLAR Bears, for example, which no doubt evolved to adapt to extremely cold conditions, probably did NOT exist then or at the very least probably did not live within the boundaries of the Garden which evidently had quite a temperate climate.
What? A literal believer in the Garden of Eden story who also accepts evolution? Will wonders never cease!!! In my many years as an agnostic debating religion with believers of all kinds, this is a first for me! Congratulations!

John

If hes a JW, then not exactly. JW's are not literalists, but they also dont fully accept evolution. Some, yes ,but not the actual way science presents it.

JohnPaul · Post by **JohnPaul** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:34 pm

nygreenguy wrote:
JohnPaul wrote:
Did marijuana, the opium poppy and the coca plant grow in the Garden of Eden? It would seem that the use of these drugs is OK with God, although forbidden by the Godless laws of some countries!
Opium yes, mary jane and coca, no. And opium requires a bit of work to get drugs. So there would have been no "illicit drug use"

What about tobacco? I am a smoker and would have been happy to leave the Garden of Eden if tobacco did not grow there!

John

Shermana · Post by **Shermana** » Sun May 01, 2011 5:39 pm

It should be noted that NOAH as well was apparently allowed to eat "the green plants" for when he is told he can eat "all meats", there isn't anything saying "Well since death is brought into the world, your green plant options are limited."

(Just as the Green plants you may eat, all that moves you may eat)

Thus, it follows that if Noah was given all meats, then he was also given hemlock to eat with all plants. Was Noah able to eat blowfish and Vipers and Asps with the poison intact?

So the one defending that Noah was allowed to eat all meats must assume that Noah was allowed to eat Hemlock and Nightshade.