Well, like the City of Atlantis, the Garden of Eden is fictional; probably based on Mesopotamian Gardens, like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. You don't need any documentary or additional texts other than the Bible to see where the authors wanted it to be located. It is written to exist in the Middle East, probably at the location of southern Iraq given the text; which mentions 4 rivers including the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.

I am saying the garenda of eden was perhaps a real place, and that this is where it was. Whether you believe the bible or not, it is usually correct historically.

Well I think something was there. Whether it was the Garden of Eden or some biological labratory that aliens used to create us as the Ancient aliens show said in the op, if something was there then this was it.

I am saying the garenda of eden was perhaps a real place, and that this is where it was. Whether you believe the bible or not, it is usually correct historically.

I appreciate the complement, but that's not a very nice thing to say.

In my description I was careful to mention that it was a theological perspective to the article. I gave the most neutral opinion I could possibly give. I'd appreciate you not label my post as religiously biased.

In other words, (I really wish you understand what I mean) if what the bible says is true, you have to take everything into account if your going for the biblical Adam and Eve (which is what the article was doing). If you want the Quranic Adam and Eve there would be an entirely different theology to it. I went with the events as stated in the bible and worked my way from there. Given that the garden of Eden is a biblical location, I found it suitable to take that route. Let me know if you have any better way to look at it.

I appreciate the compliment, but that's not a very nice thing to say. I was at a party last weekend, and towards the end of the party a young man started stroking my elbow. Despite being homosexually curious I am not gay. I didn't make him feel bad about it for 1 second I just politely but directly asked him to stop. There is no reason for making people feel bad because they want to share something that gives them joy. If you don't like it just tell them to stop.

In my description I was careful to mention that it was a theological perspective to the article. I gave the most neutral opinion I could possibly give. I'd appreciate you not label my post as religiously biased.

In other words, (I really wish you understand what I mean) if what the bible says is true, you have to take everything into account if your going for the biblical Adam and Eve (which is what the article was doing). If you want the Quranic Adam and Eve there would be an entirely different theology to it. I went with the events as stated in the bible and worked my way from there. Given that the garden of Eden is a biblical location, I found it suitable to take that route. Let me know if you have any better way to look at it.

Well, I'm glad you wrote that, and clarified what you meant. If ever I do go Jesus-freak, I won't go ignorant on you (like I guess pascals wager, idk who that is though). If I did, what it would be is I would have an overflow of joy and want to share my faith with everyone around me. If ever that did happen and it made you uncomfortable yeah you would have to tell me, like when the guy touched my elbow I was uncomfortable. :) But in general I am very discrete about it, which is the right way to go.

I really like your two last questions. What I did, to remain neutral, was to describe what geological history would be like if the words of the bible were taken literally. To remain neutral, I pushed aside as much as I could the aspect of whether I believed what I was saying or not, so you could get the most theological and neutral perspective on the matter. So, yeah it would be answer 1: "assume the bible was literally true for the sake of the article".

I appreciate your courtesy. Onus is on me to be able to have more intelligent conversations with you, I really wish I could get across to you last time but I think I didn't express myself properly, and you needed to give your friend some attention. (: