A quick look at the Bible

May 01, 2010 10:32

For years I've been hearing talk of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. I've had doubts. To me, evil implies intent, but the danger seemed more fundamental. We lost paradise just by building shelter against the next storm, having decided that the effects of the last one were bad. No moral complexities necessary. Besides, ancient Hebrew ( Read more... )

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ext_355619 December 13 2010, 06:20:36 UTC
I care :) Thanks. This is excellent news. Evil, as people have created it, is undefeatable. Bad? That's a choice that can be corrected at the next opportunity. Which tends to be pretty close to the mess-up, in my experience.

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