# Hijack of Tree of Knowledge thread

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**Created:** [February 27, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-of-tree-of-knowledge-thread/980497 "2023-02-27T18:41:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-of-tree-of-knowledge-thread/980497/4 "2023-02-27T22:52:13Z")

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> [@What was the purpose of the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-purpose-of-the-tree-of-the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil/980405/66):
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> The timeline _is_ confusing.

I heard a pastor opine that the first telling was suppose to be the ideal (non-fallen) case, and if that was so the Bible could have ended at Gen 2:3. Also indicating that may be what happens when the restoration happens and all the pain is forgotten.

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