RE: Was sin necessary for knowledge?
November 16, 2018 at 3:04 pm
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2018 at 3:17 pm by Silver.)
Genesis, the beginning, Tree of Knowledge, original sin.
It is a common theme in religion that knowledge equates to sin. Why? Because knowledge of the truth outside of religion conflicts with theistic interpretation.
As is the case with any interpretation, one must weigh the realistic against the fictitious.
We could go the route of spending pages determining what "sin" is. Even knowledge.
Sin is as subjective to the theist as beauty is to anyone. Not all theists consider something to be sinful. If sin is subjective, then one's opinion of what one considers sinful can be ignored by anyone with a different subjective opinion.
Knowledge, however, is as objective as the fact that a rock is a rock. Knowledge has been convoluted by theists for an impure agenda, but in the end academic, empirical knowledge is distinguishable from subjective misunderstanding.
Sin, after all, is merely conceptualized misunderstanding. Sin is what someone dislikes and has decided to consider sinful. A sinful act goes against no one except the individual it personally offends.
Knowledge is not sinful. It is rather arbitrary to forbid knowledge.
It is a common theme in religion that knowledge equates to sin. Why? Because knowledge of the truth outside of religion conflicts with theistic interpretation.
As is the case with any interpretation, one must weigh the realistic against the fictitious.
We could go the route of spending pages determining what "sin" is. Even knowledge.
Sin is as subjective to the theist as beauty is to anyone. Not all theists consider something to be sinful. If sin is subjective, then one's opinion of what one considers sinful can be ignored by anyone with a different subjective opinion.
Knowledge, however, is as objective as the fact that a rock is a rock. Knowledge has been convoluted by theists for an impure agenda, but in the end academic, empirical knowledge is distinguishable from subjective misunderstanding.
Sin, after all, is merely conceptualized misunderstanding. Sin is what someone dislikes and has decided to consider sinful. A sinful act goes against no one except the individual it personally offends.
Knowledge is not sinful. It is rather arbitrary to forbid knowledge.
