Ape, I liked your interpretation from the other thread:
"This strikes me as God giving them a chance to take responsibility for their actions but they behave like kids who try to put the blame on someone else even though everyone knows who did the dirty deed. It's all part of the learning process, however."
Some like to say it's literal and that their "sin" was one of disobedience, but I see it as symbolism of mankind becoming self-aware...
I too see it as Adam and Eve not taking responsibilty for their own actions. However, I also see it as them becoming aware of things that "weren't", I.E. they weren't clothed, they weren't responsible and so on...
Everything was supposedly "good" before they "ate" of the tree. I see it as them being one with nature until they became self-aware, then the garden went to hell in a handbasket. Everything that was "good" became dualistic. I can also see the so-called punishments as simply being the consequense of a new thought process. Of course your interpretations may vary, but I'm not forcing anyone to adhere to my thoughts. (this cherrypicker can also see the creation account as an almost accurate metaphor for the big-bang too)
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"This strikes me as God giving them a chance to take responsibility for their actions but they behave like kids who try to put the blame on someone else even though everyone knows who did the dirty deed. It's all part of the learning process, however."
Some like to say it's literal and that their "sin" was one of disobedience, but I see it as symbolism of mankind becoming self-aware...
I too see it as Adam and Eve not taking responsibilty for their own actions. However, I also see it as them becoming aware of things that "weren't", I.E. they weren't clothed, they weren't responsible and so on...
Everything was supposedly "good" before they "ate" of the tree. I see it as them being one with nature until they became self-aware, then the garden went to hell in a handbasket. Everything that was "good" became dualistic. I can also see the so-called punishments as simply being the consequense of a new thought process. Of course your interpretations may vary, but I'm not forcing anyone to adhere to my thoughts. (this cherrypicker can also see the creation account as an almost accurate metaphor for the big-bang too)
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