Ryli Dunlap
1 min readFeb 16, 2025

Perhaps this is a silly fictional story of entrapment and setting your own creation up for failure. What was the point of creating a world which depended on 2 people breaking a rule of not eating a fruit in order for the rest of the of the 'plan' to commence?

This is like telling your kid that if he eats the candy in his room, He will have to come out of his room and proceed with his life. Otherwise, he spends eternity in his room staring at the candy which he has been forbidden to eat. Eventually he's going to get bored or curious and eat the candy. What else is there to do? On the other hand, what would be the point of being a father to a kid never let out of his room if he did obey your 1 rule?

This sounds like some demented unwinnable 'puzzle' from the "Saw" horror movies. Darned if you don't. Dang if you do. Is this how God operates? Like "Jigsaw"?

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Ryli Dunlap
Ryli Dunlap

Written by Ryli Dunlap

Aspiring writer. Recovering programmer. Many opinions — some unpopular. I unload them here. Blog: https://pontifi.co Dance/Music: https://rylito.com

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