Was talking with a friend about gods - I mean, the Nordic gods, the other gods and how the written records were mostly created when Christianity was already gaining significant ground.

All the polytheistic religions have gods that are somewhat similar to humans with strengths, weakness; lying, scheming, f***ing around, and so on. Except the god in the monotheistic religions (Abrahamitic): here, He is good, He is great, He is all-knowing, He is almighty.

But then, He schemes and puts a tree in his Garden Eden “to test whether his creation will follow his order or go their own way”. So, is He all-knowing or not? If he is not all-knowing, how can He be the only god?

And he doesn’t put just any tree there but “The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil” (I know, there was another tree, but this one is the important one)…

Anyway, for me that story confirms that the Abrahamitic god is just a scheming, jealous, angry being. He either knew that Adam and Eve definitely would try that apple or he wanted to tease them.

On the other hand, this is the god who banished his most beloved angle to hell because that angel disagreed with him over how to handle the humans. That angel wanted the humans to know good from evil, and therefore he had to be banished.

Weird story…

#musings #Religion #Abrahamitic #Adam #Eve #TreeOfKnowledge

Tree of Knowledge. The moment in the Garden of Eden, when Eve ate the forbidden fruit, and had an awakening of the senses and knowledge. Collage using paper and watercolor.

Link to the Collage:
https://ernesto-beckford.pixels.com/featured/tree-of-knowledge-ernesto-beckford.html

#MastoArtists #Collage #TreeOfKnowledge #Symbolism

So I have gone down the Jeremy Narby rabbit hole, and since yesterday I‘be been entertained by the perception that my body and the physical world are just a VR experience. Am contemplating “where” “I” am and how exactly I’m plugged in to this sorcery. Haha, no, it’s okay, really. I’m fine. 🌱🐍📺 🧬
#books #TreeOfKnowledge #book #PlantSpirits #TheMatrix

#potd #photography #TreeOfKnowledge
An ancient tree in the grounds of Powderham Castle, near Exeter in SW England

@godlessmom

1. I was the first round leader in a golf tournament in HS, beat Phil Mickelson. Please don't ask about the other 3 rounds.
2. I can chat all day at work but I'm an introvert. Give me a walk in the woods or fishing on a stream any time, ANY.
3. I've worked at the same company my entire 27 years in the workforce.
4. I have degrees in Economics but have been in IT for 25 years.
5. I know it's pronounced creek but I still call it a crick.

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@godlessmom 5 things about me that you might not have known:

1: I love film but have never seen ET, Grease or Dirty Dancing. I have seen Grease 2, though
2: I’m nearly 2m tall & that’s enough
3: The musician I have seen perform the most live is Billy Bragg
4: I once dived in the Maldives with c.250 sharks, all bigger than me. Spoiler alert: they didn’t eat me!
5: I once won a karaoke competition in Ho Chi Minh City with (Theme from) Shaft. You’re damn right!

#TreeOfKnowledge #ChristmasAdam

@godlessmom

Okily dokily

#1 I have lost 188 lbs & maintained said loss for the past 12 years
#2 I grew up in the Trailer Park that Trailer Park Boys was filmed on
#3 When I was pregnant I craved mayonaise sandwiches
#4 I had 5 wisdom teeth before they were removed
#5 I enjoy a severe coffee addiction
#TreeOfKnowledge
#ChristmasAdam

@godlessmom 1. I started a web-based software business in 1996, hoping to quit my day job. I still have my day job, but I put three kids through college and bought a cheap car and lots of cool stuff with what I earned.
2. I has a Top Secret /SCI clearance for several years but never learned any secrets worth selling.
3. I own too many musical instruments to even count, including a rare #Leedy #vibraphone and a rare 1917 #Steinway Model I upright.
4. I have a #camera collection. My favorite is a #Rolleiflex 3.5f. I find it beautiful.
5. I own a 6 ft wooden indian that my dad carved in 1976. He's named Chief Rain or Shine, though I don't know why.
#TreeOfKnowledge #ChristmasAdam.

Now it’s your turn! Tell me five things about you I probably didn’t know. #TreeOfKnowledge #ChristmasAdam

It’s #ChristmasAdam, so it’s time for the tree of knowledge. Here are five facts about me you probably didn’t know:

1. I once spent an evening w Cybill Shepherd & Thomas Ian Nicholas & ended up at his house, very drunk.
2. I lived in Perth when I was 15, where I learned to surf in PE.
3. My son was born in the Mayan Riviera.
4. My niece was born in Mallorca.
5. I watched Misery for the first time under a palm thatched roof pizzeria near the jungle on Koh Samui in a downpour. #TreeOfKnowledge