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> is a major moral crime And spiritual too. I believe the proverbial "forbidden fruit" in the Bible is actually animal flesh. That's what transformed Heaven
by justsaysmthng 10y ago
> is a major moral crime
And spiritual too.
I believe the proverbial "forbidden fruit" in the Bible is actually animal flesh.
That's what transformed Heaven, were humans an animals cohabited peacefully, into not-Heaven - Earth.
Consequently, at least in theory - not eating animal flesh would transform Earth back into Heaven.
And that is the grand challenge for us as a species.
As long as there are slaughterhouses there will be battlefields (Leo Tolstoy).
Overcoming the meat addiction requires a higher level of spiritual awareness, which also leads to non-violence towards other humans - or Peace.
- phd514 10y agoMake your case for not eating meat, but you can't do it from that passage in the Bible. The Bible's forbidden fruit was unambiguously fruit from a tree, not animal flesh. Adam and Eve's taking of it was direct rebellion against God. Turning Earth back into heaven requires atonement for that rebellion against God. It has absolutely nothing to do with eating meat. In fact, one of the very first things that God does in Genesis 3:21 after Adam and Eve take the forbidden fruit is provide animal skins as clothing for them, partially to foreshadow the system of animal sacrifices that would be instituted by God in the book of Exodus for the nation of Israel.
- vacri 10y agoIsn't it interesting how there's always a passage in the bible somewhere that supports a point of view, as long as you 'interpret' it 'correctly'?
- venomsnake 10y agoIf meat eating was the reason for being exiled out of heaven - the only thing I would say is - it was worth it. As a person that spent summers in the rural area while young - killing an animal is no big deal.