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I was reading a synopsis on the classical Biblical notion of "Original Sin". Legend has it that Adam and Eve were kickin' it in the Garden of Eden. In this garden was the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Adam was forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge.
But he did. So he then he had knowledge of good and evil. Sadly, we just have knowledge of it, not necessarily the ability to tell the difference between the two. Not having been raised with a lot of exposure to religion, I was kind of depressed by this concept. First, I think Adam and Eve should have nabbed more fruit off the knowledge tree, because we sure as heck didn't depart Eden with enough knowledge. On the other hand, I think Adam and Eve should have avoided the tree of knowledge because they could have inadvertently done all sorts of bad things, but would have had no idea what they were doing was evil. They could have had an eternal excuse of , "wow! I'm sorry! I had no idea that was evil."
But he did. So he then he had knowledge of good and evil. Sadly, we just have knowledge of it, not necessarily the ability to tell the difference between the two. Not having been raised with a lot of exposure to religion, I was kind of depressed by this concept. First, I think Adam and Eve should have nabbed more fruit off the knowledge tree, because we sure as heck didn't depart Eden with enough knowledge. On the other hand, I think Adam and Eve should have avoided the tree of knowledge because they could have inadvertently done all sorts of bad things, but would have had no idea what they were doing was evil. They could have had an eternal excuse of , "wow! I'm sorry! I had no idea that was evil."
