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The story of Adam and Eve, and what happened in the garden of Eden, is the basis for the doctrine of "Original Sin", and is referred to universally as the "fall of Man". This doctrine, which is the lynchpin of Christianity, states that man is sinful by his very nature as proven by the story of Adam and Eve and that this offends God so much that he punished us right out of the gate, and that the only way we can regain his love is with the "Salvation of Jesus Christ". But what if, with 21st century eyes, we can show that in fact Adam and Eve did not sin in the eyes of the LORD, they did not 'fall from grace', and that their expulsion from the Garden of Eden was not a punishment? Thanks to the Ancient Alien theory, we're going to show just that. Here's the entire story, followed by my analysis.

Did God lie?

Yes. Oddly enough, this story shows that God lied and the serpent told the truth. God said they would die on the day they ate the fruit of that tree, as if it were poison. The serpent said they would not die, that their eyes would be opened, and they would know good and evil—exactly what you'd expect of a tree named the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. And that's exactly what happened, as the following verses reveal:





From these verses, one is hard pressed to escape the conclusion that God lied, and the serpent told the truth. And yet, it seems unlikely to me that the author of this story meant to imply that God was a liar and the serpent was the good guy. But what was his intent? What did he expect us to conclude? It was only after I contemplated the big picture that eventually, an idea began to form in my mind, and the more I considered it, the more it seemed to make sense. What follows is that idea, my resolution of this strange story.

Winking at us

Virtually everyone with whom I've spoken regarding this story seems to agree on at least one point: it seems like it was a set-up. Could it be that God secretly wanted them to choose to eat from this tree? He plants this special tree in the middle of the garden—on display, as it were—and says to Adam and Eve, do not eat from this tree...this one right here. At this point I like to imagine that God turns to us, the audience, and winks, as if to acknowledge that we all know it will be only a matter of time before their curiosity gets the better of them, and they will succumb, though apparently it became necessary to coax them into it. No problem: exit God stage left, enter the 'serpent', stage right.

Did Eve sin?

Here was Eve's dilemma.


With that, Eve had to make a judgment: who's telling the truth, the serpent or God? God says the fruit is fatal poison. The serpent says the fruit is not poison, and seems to imply that it's what God eats to make him full of knowledge. Eve considered some facts: the tree was located right in the center of the garden, where God often came down for a visit, as described in The First Book of Adam and Eve. This was God's spot, and he planted that tree here, and this is what he eats that makes him so wise. And it would make little sense that such a beautiful fruit would be poison. Whether or not God was lying (and he was), Eve clearly thought he was—she must have, for she would not willingly eat poison. It seems to me quite inappropriate to call this a sin—how can it be a sin to disobey someone if you think they're lying to you?

Did God punish Eve?

If God wanted Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit, then it would seem outrageous to turn around and punish them for it. But did he punish them? Let's now take a look at these supposed punishments, beginning with that of Eve.


This means pain in childbirth, scholars are agreed. And it sort of implies that the animals did not seem to have pain in childbirth, otherwise Eve would not have seemed to be singled out for this punishment. But what in the world could have given God cause to think of deliberately making childbirth painful, as a punishment for Eve? Nothing would, and he didn't. Because it wasn't a punishment, it was a result of how Adam and Eve were created.

Here's the idea in a nutshell. What if Adam and Eve were genetically engineered hybrids, say a cross of the genes of the Elohim, those who said "Let us make man in our image", and the genes of the native earth apes. Let's further suppose that this influx of genes from the gods caused the human brain to become much larger than it was in the apes. Scientists now agree that modern man has triple the brain size of his nearest ancestor. A larger brain requires a larger head to contain it, and the larger head of a baby would cause more pain during birth. Let's further assume that for some unknown reason it was not feasible to engineer a larger birth canal to compensate. What we're left with, then, is not a punishment of God, but rather a prediction of pain in childbirth, cloaked as a punishment. So now we have God lying ALSO about punishing them, since he was NOT punishing them. There's a lot of lying going on in this story and all of it by God himself. How can this be? Simple, this is not God, the Creator, this is an Elohim named Yahweh, and yes, he lied multiple times in this story, that's just a fact.

Did God punish Adam?

Going with this theory that they weren't punishments after all, let's take a look at Adam's punishment.


After the flood, the curse was apparently removed:


But did God really 'curse' the ground in the first place, or was he simply aware that outside of Eden, farming would be hard work? Did he really remove the curse after the flood, or did the flood somehow improve agriculture?

Did God punish the serpent?

Now here's the punishment of the serpent.


"upon thy belly shalt thou go" implies that the serpent originally had legs, and the LORD now is removing them. Also, he seemed to know a lot, and could talk to Eve, which is something very unlike an animal. His punishment was to be changed into a snake. Personally, I have my doubts that the serpent was ever anything but an actor whose role was to coax Eve into taking the forbidden fruit, according to God's plan. I've wondered vaguely whether perhaps God wanted the sight of a snake to be a reminder to Eve that the serpent's punishment was the greatest of all, as the instigator of the 'crime'.

I am left to conclude that if this story is real, and if Adam and Eve were genetically engineered hybrids, then these punishments were not punishments, they were just disguised to look like punishments.

Exiting the womb of Eden

Adam and Eve were given an opportunity to acquire the so-called knowledge of good and evil, and they chose to acquire it, to become more like God. What does the author mean by the term knowledge of good and evil? This calls for speculation, but I think one reasonable definition would be the knowledge of the consequences of our actions. We make hundreds of choices each day, and as time progresses, we learn which of our choices produce pain and misery, and which produce love and peace. To Adam and Eve, acquiring the knowledge of good and evil was portrayed to be as simple as eating a particular fruit. But in truth, the knowledge didn't come from eating a fruit, it came from being pushed out of the womb that was Eden, and into the real world, where it is a constant struggle to survive. It is now universally recognized that through adversity, through pain, we grow. Some say pain is the only teacher. So here is my conclusion: For Adam and Eve to truly mature, to become all that they were meant to be, they had to leave their womb, Eden, and although this story makes it look like it was a punishment, it seems clear that God always intended us to leave Eden, to migrate down the paths of those four rivers, and multiply, because only in the real world could we truly begin to acquire the knowledge we needed to become strong, mature children of God.

And now...the rest of the story

We haven't gotten to the part where it says "And they all lived happily ever after", but, we're getting there. Today, more than any other time in history, we are being given remarkable proof of life after death. From the the numerous testimonies of Near Death Experiencers to John Edward's daily television show, Crossing Over, we are more assured than ever before that our lives do continue after we leave these bodies. I believe there is a purpose for our being here, a profit in the pain, and it has all to do with our lives in the world to come.

The tree of life is mentioned only twice in our bible: once in Genesis, the first book of the bible, where man begins acquiring the knowledge of good and evil, but is barred from the tree of life, and then again in Revelation, the last book of the bible, wherein the tree of life is promised back to us. Perhaps, then, it's as simple as this: Before we enter that mysterious kingdom of heaven, reportedly a most beautiful world in which there is no pain and great joy, it may be that God wants us to first learn a few things about how to behave. We do seem to learn those things by living here, the endless trials and tribulations end up benefitting us. But I also think that in the world to come, through aspects of physics we are only beginning to become aware of, such as telepathy, we will benefit not only from our own experiences, but from the experiences of every human who has ever lived here since Adam and Eve. But, PS, don't lie like Yahweh, he didn't set a good example, to say the least.