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Chapter 5
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What theological problem does Paine identify with the Christian story of the Fall and Redemption?
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That it makes Satan too weak to be a credible threat
B
That it fails to mention Adam and Eve at all
C
That it inadvertently makes Satan appear more powerful than the Almighty, since Satan is depicted as defeating God's whole creation by stratagem and forcing God to redeem it by dying on a cross
D
That it portrays God as too merciful
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