Adam and Eve were sent out of the Garden due to knowledge of good and evil. Was the Garden ever a Paradise if it had the potentiality of evil or digression from good? Is Nature peaceful and calming when there is so much cold ruthlessness in it? We make up stories for self protection. We make an effort to 'understand' in order to retain a modicum of sanity. But should we? Is trying to understand evil an immoral act?
Adam and Eve were sent out of the Garden due to knowledge of good and evil. Was the Garden ever a Paradise if it had the potentiality of evil or digression from good? Is Nature peaceful and calming when there is so much cold ruthlessness in it? We make up stories for self protection. We make an effort to 'understand' in order to retain a modicum of sanity. But should we? Is trying to understand evil an immoral act?
Thank you for the comment, Bela.
A great post. There's a song which I can't find but which I think is by Mos Def which has the line 'I refuse to understand.'
Thank you for the comment and the kind words, Philip.