Did Adam and eve really have a choice?

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See above.... he knew what was coming, had the ability to change it, He didn't. (I'm not talking about removing free will here, what about showing them more clearly what the consequences would be?)

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How do we know how clearly Adam and Eve could have understood the consequences?Genesis recorded what's supposed to be the dialogue, if you take it literally.If that's not the literal version of what happened, but more likely a second-hand description attributed to Moses, who was writing for an audience that comprehended death all too well, he wouldn't have to take the time to explain what "death" was. Everybody would already get it.It would be like writing a friend an email about what you did yesterday and taking the time to explain what in detail what a television, a car, and a book are.This message has been edited by gene90, 09-23-2005 02:12 PM

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I'm working under the assumption that Genesis is correct, that it actually happened as it is in the Bible in order to better understand how someone who believes this can justify god's actions.

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Well, okay. Since a lot of people (not me) believe in a literally inerrant (and complete) Bible, I'll let them explain it.