Three scientists—Papaia, Banani, Ravioli—and their assistant Igor, who are supposed to attend the famous dark matter conference, board the wrong flight and end up on the other side of the world. After arriving at the wrong airport, they book a hotel for the night, but it’s not exactly what they expected… in the sense that it’s awful. After a rough night, they also get stuck in the elevator.
We’re in the elevator, where the four of them are trapped.
The discussion continues.
Papaia: So, if Adam hadn’t sinned, there wouldn’t have been death?
Banani: Does that mean God didn’t want man to die?
Ravioli: Exactly. Death is the consequence of sin. We also see this in Genesis 3:21, when God gives Adam and Eve tunics made of animal skin.
Banani: So, before that, even animals didn’t die?
Ravioli: Exactly. Death entered the world only after Adam’s sin.
Banani: And plants?
Ravioli: Plants are an exception, as they are not sentient beings. But we can imagine that in Eden, there were plants capable of bearing fruit without ever dying.
Papaia: So, Genesis is incompatible with evolution?
Ravioli: Exactly. Some have tried to reconcile Genesis with evolution, but there’s a fundamental difference between the two models. For evolution, death is a natural process necessary for the development of living beings. For Genesis, however, death is a divine punishment, a consequence of Adam’s sin.
Papaia: So, to recap, we have three key points. First: God created a perfect world for man. Second: in that world, there was neither death nor sin, and because of this, man could have a direct relationship with God, speaking with Him face to face. Third: because of Adam’s sin, evil and death entered the world. Now the earth is cursed, filled with suffering and death, and man has lost his relationship with God, remaining separated from Him.
Ravioli: Exactly. Paul talks about this separation in Romans 3:23, where he says: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Papaia: So, when Paul talks about the “glory of God,” he’s referring to this distance between man and God. Man can no longer see Him or be in His presence.
Ravioli: Exactly.
Igor: My sin was: following these three. My punishment? Not being able to stop doing it!
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