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The Fall as Allegorical Fiction.

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The Fall as Allegorical Fiction.
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RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction.
July 21, 2014 at 12:15 am
(July 21, 2014 at 12:10 am)StealthySkeptic Wrote: One interesting idea I've heard bandied about when it comes to this story, which I might eventually take up in my own writing, is the idea that Lucifer was actually the hero all along for challenging a tyrannical God in the face of impossible odds, then making his final act of rebellion the emancipation of mankind from God's absolute domination by exploiting the most idiotic placement of a forbidden tree I have ever seen.

When you look at it, Lucifer and Prometheus aren't terribly different.

The real question is, why is this theme popular?

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The Fall as Allegorical Fiction.

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The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2014 at 4:27 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by ThomM - July 20, 2014 at 2:40 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Mudhammam - July 20, 2014 at 8:39 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by FreeTony - July 20, 2014 at 9:00 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 12:51 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Whateverist - July 20, 2014 at 9:17 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Minimalist - July 20, 2014 at 12:42 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by FreeTony - July 20, 2014 at 12:44 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by ThomM - July 20, 2014 at 11:21 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 21, 2014 at 12:09 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by ShaMan - July 20, 2014 at 2:41 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Minimalist - July 20, 2014 at 4:01 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Wyrd of Gawd - July 20, 2014 at 4:25 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Wyrd of Gawd - July 20, 2014 at 4:06 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Jenny A - July 20, 2014 at 5:13 pm
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Jenny A - July 21, 2014 at 12:08 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Jenny A - July 21, 2014 at 12:02 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by ThomM - July 21, 2014 at 12:09 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by StealthySkeptic - July 21, 2014 at 12:10 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Thumpalumpacus - July 21, 2014 at 12:15 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by StealthySkeptic - July 21, 2014 at 12:29 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Minimalist - July 21, 2014 at 12:17 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by StealthySkeptic - July 21, 2014 at 12:51 am
RE: The Fall as Allegorical Fiction. - by Wyrd of Gawd - July 24, 2014 at 1:31 am

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