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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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The snake (of the trouser variety) tempts Eve with the forbidden fruit (hanky panky) that she shares with Adam. The consequence of which is painful childbirth.

They're even specifically stated to be naked for this situation.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It was an update of Prometheus.

He gave fire to humans

Lucifer (the lightbringer) brought humans the knowledge of agriculture. And humanity left behind the "garden". Which was an allegory for hunter/gather society.

Which led to the concept of land ownership, vasly increases how much personal property someone could accumulate, and was pretty shit for the average human.

Having them be naked was more to make people think of pre-agriculture as pre-human.

Can you imagine how hard it was to convince people to work 10-14 hours a day for someone else's profit when for thousands of years their ancestors had a much easier life?

[–] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Nah, the nakedness was meant to symbolize humanity gaining self-awareness, which separates them from the purity and innocence of other animals. After Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, they realize they're naked and feel instinctively ashamed of that (as most people would, but regular animals wouldn't), so they cover themselves with leaves. In fact IIRC, the fact that they're covering themselves up is what tips off God that they ate the fruit.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Which begs the question what the actual intention behind the allegory was.

I suspect that pursuing knowledge is bad and you should not do it and trust in god instead? It fits with the church's then (and partially now) stance I suppose.

[–] ExperimentalGuy@programming.dev -1 points 2 years ago

The problem with interpretation is that, if you can make a convincing argument about why something should be seen a specific way, youll have people see it that way. Same thing here. I agree that it's a possible interpretation, but it also just depends on who you're talking to. Point being others in the comments with wildly differing views, but with justifications that are equally as valid. Who knows what's the right interpretation, your guess is as good as anyone's.