It’s worse than that. The first lesson is that God created Adam and Eve without the knowledge of good and evil. Then Satan tricked Eve into eating the fruit. She didn’t know better until after she ate it, nor did Adam. But God punished her and Adam for doing something when they didn’t know any better. So the lesson is that God is arbitrary and can change the rules on you at any time if he feels like fucking with you. And you are expected to say “Thank you Sir, may I have another?” It very much reinforces the view that the deity is a petulant child and we’re his ant farm. And yeah, the hierarchical view and the idea of God as the Big Alpha Male in the Sky is part of it too.
I’d like to add that God, being omnipotent, knew they’d break the “rules,” and went ahead punishing them just the same. Seems to me like the punishment was the point all along.
It’s worse than that. The first lesson is that God created Adam and Eve without the knowledge of good and evil. Then Satan tricked Eve into eating the fruit. She didn’t know better until after she ate it, nor did Adam. But God punished her and Adam for doing something when they didn’t know any better. So the lesson is that God is arbitrary and can change the rules on you at any time if he feels like fucking with you. And you are expected to say “Thank you Sir, may I have another?” It very much reinforces the view that the deity is a petulant child and we’re his ant farm. And yeah, the hierarchical view and the idea of God as the Big Alpha Male in the Sky is part of it too.
I’d like to add that God, being omnipotent, knew they’d break the “rules,” and went ahead punishing them just the same. Seems to me like the punishment was the point all along.
Very love. Wow.