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:::::Your points are excellent and I agree.  The symbolic meaning is conveyed better -- indeed, powerfully -- by "eat earth," rather than "eat dirt."  Please edit as you think best.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 14:56, December 24, 2022 (EST)

:::::Your points are excellent and I agree.  The symbolic meaning is conveyed better -- indeed, powerfully -- by "eat earth," rather than "eat dirt."  Please edit as you think best.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 14:56, December 24, 2022 (EST)

::::::Thank you; glad to hear my point is well-resonated with! When I research the verse on the internet, there's a slew of seemingly arbitrary, weird arguments presented, anywhere from snakes supposedly losing legs to the notion that it's about critters and "serpents" eating the decomposed bodies of dead people. None of those explanations really seem to be conveyed by direct Scriptural evidence, nor do they make logical sense in relation to Satan's punishment by God (what the verse is referring to), and therefore are merely the uninspired words of men which almost come off as attempting to twist God's word to conform to their own adhered dogmas (yes, I'm essentially quoting [https://biblehub.com/mark/7-9.htm Mark 7:9] here). It can't be a mere coincidence that the Hebrew word "aphar" validly translates to "earth"... as I increasingly ponder from a biblically sound perspective, I think that verses like Genesis 3:14 demonstrate the amazing wisdom by God that He wants humanity to fully understand with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{(Exodus 23:2)}]]''''' Saturday, 15:05, December 24, 2022 (EST)

::::::Thank you; glad to hear my point is well-resonated with! When I research the verse on the internet, there's a slew of seemingly arbitrary, weird arguments presented, anywhere from snakes supposedly losing legs to the notion that it's about critters and "serpents" eating the decomposed bodies of dead people. None of those explanations really seem to be conveyed by direct Scriptural evidence, nor do they make logical sense in relation to Satan's punishment by God (what the verse is referring to), and therefore are merely the uninspired words of men which almost come off as attempting to twist God's word to conform to their own adhered dogmas (yes, I'm essentially quoting [https://biblehub.com/mark/7-9.htm Mark 7:9] here). It can't be a mere coincidence that the Hebrew word "aphar" validly translates to "earth"... as I increasingly ponder from a biblically sound perspective, I think that verses like Genesis 3:14 demonstrate the amazing wisdom by God that He wants humanity to fully understand with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{(Exodus 23:2)}]]''''' Saturday, 15:05, December 24, 2022 (EST)