If the story adam and eve was just a story that was made up by mankind than why are people taking that story?

1.) Genesis 3:24 says at the east. This would, by generally accepted logic, mean the east end of the entire garden. 2.) It also says "to guard the way."

Pay attention to 'the way'. Some synonyms for you would be path or road. If you guarded the way to your house, you would guard your driveway or your road, not your house.

3.) In response to what you said to Lindyjn, it's Mesopotamia. Otherwise known as modern day Iran/Iraq, you noob. The third river (Hiddekel) is known now as the Tigris.

The other two are unknown. 4.) Almost forgot to answer the actual question. It is rather simple.

Just because it's not written doesn't mean it didn't happen. It probably did. It is impossible to write down everything.

They just wrote what they thought was most important. Edit: Maybe you are not a troll. If I spoke too hastily, I apologize.

It just seemed as though you asked a question and attacked a large portion of the people who answer. Maybe I misunderstood your intention. As for your question about Ethiopia, it actually says Cush.

While this name is commonly associated with Ethiopia, it is also a possible reference to an area much closer to Mesopotamia, Kish. This is more likely since Ethiopia isn't even on the same continent as the other two rivers. Even if you don't believe what it says, you would probably agree that it refers to a real location although we might differ in our idea as to what resides there.

I agree that "to the east" is open to interpretation. This is only my interpretation since literal interpretation would be very vague. The life was important.

They just didn't feel that it was important to put a passage like this: Adam - "Can we come back now? Plz", God - "Nokthxbai." Another explanation is that the story was written long after the events.

Details get lost. That's why we have such a short, watered-down version today.

Ok, how about this theory then. When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, they Fell. What if they literally Fell?

I think the Garden of Eden is a spiritual place, and when they gained knowledge, they had to literally fall from that place to the earth. Now, there are a couple reasons I think this. First, when they ate, they became ashamed becuase they were naked.

That hadn't bothered them before becuase maybe they weren't physical beings. God even made them clothes to cover their bodies. Why would He do that if they were naked the entire time?

It also says in Genesis 1 that God made man in His image. God is a Spirit. Logically, this would mean he made Adam and Eve's spirits.

Then in Genesis 2, out of the ground god created everything. Including Adam, then he took Adam's rib (I think this is symbolic, not literal) to create Eve. So, they couldn't try to break back into the Garden becuase they literally Fell from the presence of God, and were physically unable to get back.

EDIT - ok, after reading all the responses and the poster's responses, I would like to add one thing. People keep mentioning rivers, trying to pin point the location of the garden. Isn't it possible that men found a physical location that resembled the description in the Bible, decided they had found the location, and named the rivers and landmarks using the names in the Bible?

Seems more likely than to assume the Garden of Eden is in Iraq/Iran or Ethiopia, and nobody for the last several millenia has found it. Ok, that's just my extra 2 cents.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.