Not sure I understand this thread well enough to know if this part of the conversation is on-topic, but I'll give it a try anyway.
jar writes:
Faith writes:
Of course she followed her ego. She was persuaded that she would have the same knowledge God has. That's ego.
No, she followed the directions of the serpent. Why would she think it wrong to do so?
I feel like I'm missing something, because your question, "Why would she think it wrong to do so?" has so obvious an answer, but plowing ahead regardless...
She would think it wrong to do so because God said, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
The serpent told Eve otherwise, saying, "You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Eve had a choice to make. Who to believe, God or the serpent. She chose the serpent. Probably a bad choice.
--Percy