Well, it's not my myth, but there are some things here that have always given me a chuckle.
First of all, the God/s1 say, "if you eat this, you'll die that day." And the serpent2 says, "oh, rubbish, you won't die." And they don't. So who was helping them, and who was lying to them?3
Second, after they eat the fruit and learn morality, they then decide that being naked is bad. Why? These are the bodies that the God/s made in their own image, aren't they? So why is looking at your husband's/wife's naked body teh 3V1L?
Third, when the God/s come looking for them, s/he/they can't find them. What kind of God/s has to call, "Coo-ee! Where are you? Oh, I didn't see you behind that bush." Say what? I'll bet the Messiah Serpent knew where they were.
And lastly, we get to the crux of the biscuit, which is "hey, you're getting a little too much like us, we'd better slap you down." In slavery days, that was called getting uppity. Can't have no uppity humans, no sirreebob!
And what's the punishment for this? Kicked out of Eden (unless you're in Tahiti, in which case it seems like the expulsion was postponed until the missionaries arrived), made to get off your ass and learn to use your mind and your muscles, develop tools and medicines and science instead of sitting around fat and ignorant... and painful childbirth. Since I'm not capable of childbirth, I'll let others decide whether it was a good bargain or not. All I got to say is, if that's someone's idea of a benevolent, just, caring god, they can keep him.
1. Elohim, ALHIM, is a feminine plural ending on a masculine root, implying more than one god, of neutral or bisexual nature.
2. How can he be a serpent if he's got legs?
3. BTW, Snake, Nachash, has the same numerical value in Qabalah as Messiah, Messiach.
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Date: 5 Dec 2005 05:51 am (UTC)First of all, the God/s1 say, "if you eat this, you'll die that day." And the serpent2 says, "oh, rubbish, you won't die." And they don't. So who was helping them, and who was lying to them?3
Second, after they eat the fruit and learn morality, they then decide that being naked is bad. Why? These are the bodies that the God/s made in their own image, aren't they? So why is looking at your husband's/wife's naked body teh 3V1L?
Third, when the God/s come looking for them, s/he/they can't find them. What kind of God/s has to call, "Coo-ee! Where are you? Oh, I didn't see you behind that bush." Say what? I'll bet the
MessiahSerpent knew where they were.And lastly, we get to the crux of the biscuit, which is "hey, you're getting a little too much like us, we'd better slap you down." In slavery days, that was called getting uppity. Can't have no uppity humans, no sirreebob!
And what's the punishment for this? Kicked out of Eden (unless you're in Tahiti, in which case it seems like the expulsion was postponed until the missionaries arrived), made to get off your ass and learn to use your mind and your muscles, develop tools and medicines and science instead of sitting around fat and ignorant... and painful childbirth. Since I'm not capable of childbirth, I'll let others decide whether it was a good bargain or not. All I got to say is, if that's someone's idea of a benevolent, just, caring god, they can keep him.
1. Elohim, ALHIM, is a feminine plural ending on a masculine root, implying more than one god, of neutral or bisexual nature.
2. How can he be a serpent if he's got legs?
3. BTW, Snake, Nachash, has the same numerical value in Qabalah as Messiah, Messiach.