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The Forbidden Fruit Was Religion (Or "Awareness Of God / a Creator")

St. AnthonySt. Anthony Posts: 1,122
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Just thought of this, and it makes sense.

We should all just go naked, enjoy our lives, and not think about what happens when we die.
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    annette kurtenannette kurten Posts: 39,543
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    if we all go naked we won`t be enjoying too much life before we freeze to death.
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    dee123dee123 Posts: 46,271
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    annette kurten wrote: »
    if we all go naked we won`t be enjoying to much life before we freeze to death.

    >:( Logic? In General Discussion? tisk tisk you really should know better.
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    annette kurtenannette kurten Posts: 39,543
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    dee123 wrote: »
    >:( Logic? In General Discussion? tisk tisk you really should know better.


    typed "too" better is what i should have done. :D
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    coughthecatcoughthecat Posts: 6,876
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    St. Anthony wrote: »
    Just thought of this, and it makes sense.

    We should all just go naked, enjoy our lives, and not think about what happens when we die.

    So, you're quoting from the bit of a religious book which deals with a creator in order to make a point about ignoring religion and the idea of a creator? :confused:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 68,508
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    St. Anthony wrote: »
    Just thought of this, and it makes sense.

    We should all just go naked, enjoy our lives, and not think about what happens when we die.

    Ah, but you can't go back. Pre-fall Adam and Eve just had everything they needed, and could sport and frolic all day. But post-fall, they had to become grown ups and find their own food and warmth. Which is normally portrayed as a bad thing - the word 'fall' is a clue - but the Gnostics believed that it is a positive story of human beings attaining adult wisdom and understanding.
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    St. AnthonySt. Anthony Posts: 1,122
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    coughthecat wrote: »
    So, you're quoting from the bit of a religious book which deals with a creator in order to make a point about ignoring religion and the idea of a creator? :confused:


    Yep, Its like The Cohen Brothers' Fargo, "This Is A True Story" at the beginning.
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    CravenHavenCravenHaven Posts: 13,953
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    I thought "original sin" was putting the red socks in the wash with the whites.
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    annette kurtenannette kurten Posts: 39,543
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    CravenHaven wrote: »
    I thought "original sin" was putting the red socks in the wash with the whites.

    no, that`s wearing a collar with a collar.
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    CravenHavenCravenHaven Posts: 13,953
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    Brown shoes + blue suit!
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    coughthecatcoughthecat Posts: 6,876
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    CravenHaven wrote: »
    I thought "original sin" was putting the red socks in the wash with the whites.
    annette kurten wrote: »
    no, that`s wearing a collar with a collar.
    CravenHaven wrote: »
    Brown shoes + blue suit!

    Surely it's white ankle socks with sandals!
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    annette kurtenannette kurten Posts: 39,543
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    head to toe denim is all the wrong sin.
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    CravenHavenCravenHaven Posts: 13,953
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    coughthecat wrote: »
    Surely it's white ankle socks with sandals!
    oh well played.
    Does shopping in Asda in pyjamas in the morning not count too?
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    St. AnthonySt. Anthony Posts: 1,122
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    I finally impart my great revelation, and folk want to chat about socks.
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    coughthecatcoughthecat Posts: 6,876
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    CravenHaven wrote: »
    oh well played.
    Does shopping in Asda in pyjamas in the morning not count too?

    Ah ... but we're talking about the original sin ... and I reckon sandals and socks predate Asda!

    Of course, if we were to all go around naked as the OP suggests, there would be no socks, no pyjamas, no head-to-toe denim, no collars and no mixing red clothes with white!
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    tiacattiacat Posts: 22,521
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    Stirring a cup of tea with a coffee spoon, I hope God gave them a good telling off for that one.
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    CravenHavenCravenHaven Posts: 13,953
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    coughthecat wrote: »
    Of course, if we were to all go around naked as the OP suggests, there would be no socks, no pyjamas, no head-to-toe denim, no collars and no mixing red clothes with white!
    that way there would be far less ways to humiliate oneself. No skirts tucked in the back of knickers. It'll never catch on. :kitty:
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    bookcoverbookcover Posts: 6,216
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    St. Anthony wrote: »
    I finally impart my great revelation, and folk want to chat about socks.

    :D:D:D
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    stoatiestoatie Posts: 78,106
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    It's interesting theologically, but it doesn't actually work, because they were aware of the creator before eating the delicious fruit; he'd spoken to them and told them not to do it. Adam could just have gone "nah, fruit's for pussies, we're in the Garden Of Eden, there's crisps and lasagne and everything" and they'd have been no better off, if awareness of the creator was the problem.
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    Jim_McIntoshJim_McIntosh Posts: 5,866
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    If the forbidden fruit was the awareness of God then who did Adam and Eve think was telling them not to eat the apple? Are you trying to introduce even more contradictions? :p

    (Edit - snap.)
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    Of course, the Bible account of this story really doesn't make sense, history written by the winners, biased religious dogma etc. If you go back to the original/earlier Greek /Babylonian 'myths', the serpent was most likely Prometheus/Loki, and while God is Enlil Zeus/Odin. Enki gave Man fire, the wheel, agriculture, civilisation, medicine, writing and language. This was the forbidden fruit the stripped down Genesis version allured to.
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    coughthecatcoughthecat Posts: 6,876
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    Doctorb wrote: »
    Of course, the Bible account of this story really doesn't make sense, history written by the winners, biased religious dogma etc. If you go back to the original/earlier Greek /Babylonian 'myths', the serpent was most likely Prometheus/Loki, and while God is Enlil Zeus/Odin. Enki gave Man fire, the wheel, agriculture, civilisation, medicine, writing and language. This was the forbidden fruit the stripped down Genesis version allured to.

    Yeah ... but what else has he ever done for us? ;-)
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    jsmith99jsmith99 Posts: 20,382
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    What I've always wanted to know is how the serpent travelled before god condemned it to crawl on its belly.
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    St. AnthonySt. Anthony Posts: 1,122
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    jsmith99 wrote: »
    What I've always wanted to know is how the serpent travelled before god condemned it to crawl on its belly.

    Rollersnakes
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    TheSilentFezTheSilentFez Posts: 11,103
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    jsmith99 wrote: »
    What I've always wanted to know is how the serpent travelled before god condemned it to crawl on its belly.

    Well obviously it flew.
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    NorwoodCemeteryNorwoodCemetery Posts: 1,653
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    Is there not a separate religion sub-forum for people to talk about loaves, fishes, fairies, pixies and all related scripture hogwash?
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