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Interestingly all Abrahamic religions begin with a warning about the tree of knowledge... I still can't believe what a fucked up parable that is.
by batgaijin 13y ago
Interestingly all Abrahamic religions begin with a warning about the tree of knowledge...
I still can't believe what a fucked up parable that is.
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- comicjk 13y agoThe knowledge of good and evil, if I recall correctly. That might apply to the peace prize but probably not to the prizes in physics or chemistry.
- unknownian 13y agoAll Abrahamic religions? Islam does not call it the tree "of knowledge" and pursuit of knowledge is encouraged (at least in Islam).
- batgaijin 13y agomy b
- gilgoomesh 13y agoI'm pretty certain the story of the tree of knowledge of good and evil and the expulsion from paradise is a parable about choosing between: a) Happy but ignorant b) Unhappy but well informed and the fact that humans instinctively choose the second option. It's not a warning that knowledge is bad, it's just an acknowledgment that it's better to know the truth, even when the knowledge makes us feel worse.