Re: RE: What things causes stupidity,ignorance?
February 9, 2013 at 5:49 pm
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2013 at 5:51 pm by fr0d0.)
(February 9, 2013 at 3:47 pm)Confused Ape Wrote: I was hoping for a few more details.Lemme try then.
Take the whole story at face value. Where it ends up is our nature, from this perspective, that man is fallible.
The actors are iconic, and not just because they are so ingrained into our culture. The names chosen have meaning related to their part in the story. Adam: mankind/first man.
Just as Genesis one never addresses mechanical processes, but sets out a theological foundation upon which the rest of the Bible emanates, so Genesis 3 describes humanity's function on that stage. Meaning and purpose are all that religion addresses. With the foundations set out in the Torah, we build a theology.
Trying to bend over backwards to explain fantastical subjects like trees of knowledge of good and evil and talking snakes etc etc as if they were real are absurd diversions. This language is characteristic of the culture and its wider influences, as can be attested to by the preceding and parallel accounts that closely match this one.
