RE: What things causes stupidity,ignorance?
February 9, 2013 at 9:24 am
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2013 at 9:36 am by Confused Ape.)
I find the temptation story an interesting myth which, for me, is an attempt to explain how humans developed a particular type of behaviour. The forbidden tree wasn't just ordinary knowledge. Genesis
Now to Eve's big mistake which humans share to this day.
Knowledge isn't the same thing as wisdom, especially where this kind of knowledge is concerned. So what did Adam and Eve do with their new knowledge of good and evil?
They invent prudery and cover themselves up with fig leaves. Nakedness is BAD.
The myth is no excuse for making women second class citizens, of course, but I think that misuse of the knowledge of good and evil can be related to Black And White Thinking
We see this kind of thinking causing problems in the world today - my group is good and your group is evil etc.
Quote:17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:
Now to Eve's big mistake which humans share to this day.
Quote:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise,
Knowledge isn't the same thing as wisdom, especially where this kind of knowledge is concerned. So what did Adam and Eve do with their new knowledge of good and evil?
Quote:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
They invent prudery and cover themselves up with fig leaves. Nakedness is BAD.
The myth is no excuse for making women second class citizens, of course, but I think that misuse of the knowledge of good and evil can be related to Black And White Thinking
Quote:Throughout our lives, we often inspire undue stress and anxiety by viewing our existence with a "dualistic mind." We create a world of private duality, a world that is limited to fixed or black and white thinking. We do this because it gives us a (false) sense of security and control over life's uncertainties. The dualistic mind tricks us into thinking we have this "life" thing figured out, and we don't have to struggle and search anymore. And that feels good -- but only temporarily.
The truth is this all-or-nothing mentality actually narrows our vision and creates insecurity. For example, the dualistic mind impels us to judge ourselves as:
right or wrong
good or bad
strong or weak
smart or stupid
success or failure
This type of thinking colors all of our experiences and pressures us to live in the irrational realm of extremes. But the color that infrequently exists in the dualistic mind is the "gray." The unflinching dualistic mind has no balance in its thought process. It is all one-sided and usually very inflexible.
We see this kind of thinking causing problems in the world today - my group is good and your group is evil etc.
Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?