Question: I have a question. It would appear that evil has been present for a very long time. Death has been on earth for billions of years according to scientists. And in the Eden story the tempter was present. It seems to me that Adam and Eve’s sin didn’t mark the beginning of evil. Response: I can see your questions between the lines! Theses are important and insightful observation. And also quite a mystery! The first order of business is sorting through what we know for sure scientifically and biblically... even philosophically... I’ll try sticking to the data (and some questions) at first: 1. Biblically: a. We know ...