So interestingly, Gnosticism is basically a take on Christianity that makes Satan the good guy in the story for exactly this reason. He’s essentially just trying to get people to think for themselves and question this despotic creator. The forbidden fruit in the Bible is said to grant “the knowledge of good and evil” so why the fuck wouldn’t you want that?
Someone who puts up an apple that gives you enormous bonuses and forbids you to take it, but also allows you to do it just like that, will just add something else if you don’t fall for it.
Actually, the banana will grant incredible sex, but it’s forbidden too. As for the orange…
Because the christian god is basically satan, kills people left and right, tortures you for eternity for the stupidest reasons etc.
So interestingly, Gnosticism is basically a take on Christianity that makes Satan the good guy in the story for exactly this reason. He’s essentially just trying to get people to think for themselves and question this despotic creator. The forbidden fruit in the Bible is said to grant “the knowledge of good and evil” so why the fuck wouldn’t you want that?
Because apparently, he would have just left them the fuck alone, to enjoy Eden.
Someone who puts up an apple that gives you enormous bonuses and forbids you to take it, but also allows you to do it just like that, will just add something else if you don’t fall for it.
Actually, the banana will grant incredible sex, but it’s forbidden too. As for the orange…
Remember, they were fresh, had no knowledge of anything, and were basically kids.
Wasn’t there a thing in the Bible about Satan seducing people to his side? What if that was what happened and God is Satan after all.
But also religion is fake.