Debate: Satanism vs Christianity
Side: Satanism

I believe it was a test.Then it was a fiendish and unfair test, because acting in accordance with our nature as human beings (the nature god gave us) led to failing the test and the resulting punishments. Even though it may be a minor mistake for the pet, lets say sleeping in the couch, the master gets mad and reprimands the dog.This analogy would work, except in that situation the master would yank the dogs chain, or whack him with a newspaper. There isn't really any justifiable way to punish a dog on par with throwing an entire species out of paradise and cursing all future generations of that species. Training your dog is not comparable to the damnation of humankind. Everything we needed was there so why change that?Interestingly enough, I didn't actually do anything, I didn't endeavor to change our situation or get our species thrown out of paradise. In accordance with your scripture, it seems god is trying to frame me for the perceived crimes of a pair of illiterate, uneducated nudists - the first human beings, no less. I was not given the ability to choose. I was not given my own tree/snake/apple scenario. I (apparently) simply bare the crimes of my forefathers; the curse of being born a human. So I don't know "why change that" because I didn't have a damn thing to do with it, and neither did you or anyone in history save two people. It not only disobeyed you, but betrayed you by following someone else. It may seem light to the dog, but your feelings as the master would be different. Same as our scenario.My cat sometimes hops off my lap to go hang out with and be pet by other people. I might call this a betrayal. I would not react by infinitely shortening my cats lifespan and banishing him from the house. That would be a gross overreaction; animal abuse. I think that's about on par with gods reaction in Genesis, but this paints him as a cruel, unjust tyrant, not a loving savior. But let us not focus on the dark side of things.We're talking about Christianity; it would be hard to avoid talking about the dark side of things when the religion we're discussing encompasses some of the most self-destructive, hateful, and disgusting ideas in human history. We were banished from paradise and allowed to feel suffering, but with those sufferings and hardships. We become stronger and we appreciate very moment of happiness that we feel.I'm not concerned with the Problem of Evil. I understand that suffering can be beneficial, and I wouldn't be eager for humanity to return to a care-free paradise. Why I have a (rather large) problem with is the curse of damnation god bestowed upon humanity as a result of our transition to being able to suffer. The idea that because of original sin, because of a single mistake made by a pair of primitive savages thousands of years ago, every human is born in debt to god, a debt that can only be repaid by dying in service and submission to him, is a shameful and appalling one. It is not our place to judge him for his actions.Why not? If your father if a whoring, gambling, low-life, abusive alcoholic, you wouldn't abstain from judging him as such just because he is your father. Particularly if you were the subject of his wrath as often as humanity was the subject of gods.