No Cherubim for the tree of knowledge

Occasionally I review Bible verses i had memorized in my previous life as a believer.  Yesterday i was reciting Genesis chapter 3 and it reminded me of a silly question…  The deities didn’t want Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Life, so they put “cherubims and a flaming sword” to protect it.  The Tree of Knowledge on the other hand was placed in the middle of the garden, and left unguarded.  What did the deities really want?  The actions contradict the words. 

Genesis 22 has been on my mind a lot lately as well.  After this incident, when receiving new orders, did Abraham start wondering if the diety was serious?  If the diety ocassionally tricks you or engages in deception, how are you to know when the deity is sincere?  

I don’t believe you really believe.

I am perpetually baffled by people who claim to love The Bible, people who claim to believe it was written or inspired by the creator of the universe, yet it is left untouched.   I just can’t take you seriously.   Read it cover to cover a couple times and then lets talk.  Until then i see no reason to believe that you really believe it has a divine origin.

What if you were placed in a labrynth without your consent?

What if someone kidnapped you and trapped you in a deadly labyrinth. Within the labyrinth there are very specific rules you must follow. You can only escape the labyrinth if you follow the rules and maps, but here’s the catch, there are multiple sets of contradictory rules and maps inscribed on the walls. There is no sure way to know which set of rules is the correct set. Now to make it a little tougher you only have one week. If you don’t make it out in seven days you’ll be killed. This makes it tricky because you have to keep moving. There are so many sets of rules, you can’t even stop to read them all before the time runs out. If you take too much time trying to figure out which set of rules is the correct one, you might not make it to the exit in time. To mess with you even more, there will be other people there who will try to trick you into thinking they know they way, but no one that has ever escaped has ever returned. Should you just follow the path everyone else around you is taking? Should you arbitrarily pick one set and just hope that you happened to pick the right one? Should you just ignore all the rules and make up your own? What would you do? What if you ignored the idea of escaping and chose to enjoy your time there instead of spending every moment stressing about rules and searching for an exit that may not even exist? One last question, If this person was willing to kidnap you and throw you into a maze without your consent, what makes you think you can trust him or any of the sets of rules you find in his labyrinth?