Reaching for the Stars // Elijah Mahn

     Adam is shown as being innately curious, wanting to know more about the universe and his place in it. This shows that mankind had the desire for knowledge and understanding from the beginning, but was innocent of all evil.  This shows that, while man may have been innocent, he was not naive. Instead, man was incredibly intelligent and knowledgeable, to the point of philosophizing with angels of God's court. In paradise lost, man was aware of the fall of Satan and its consequences, meaning he was not naive to the concept of sin either, he was simply innocent of it.

    It can also be seen that man wants more knowledge than the angels are willing to provide, as the angels tell him to be content with what he has. This seems to imply that the entirety of the scenario of the garden of Eden can be summarized as follows: curiosity killed the cat. Mankind seems to always want what they cannot have, and strive for what is beyond reach. God most likely would have revealed all in due time, but mankind wanted what was just beyond reach, and was impatient. This makes Adam and Eve far more relatable, but also reveals many reasons why they fell.

-If only someone was there to tell them that the answer that they sought, to life, the universe, and everything; was 42. But alas, that would have most likely only led to more confusion.

    P.S: I commented on Ian Blair and Song Whittington's posts.

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  1. Emmett BryantSeptember 20, 2021 at 10:04 PM

    Hey Elijah!
    So many times we tend to picture Adam as this naïve creature who had no idea what was going on "behind the scenes" whereas like you said, it was quite the opposite. He most likely was aware of Satan's fall and what had caused him to fall. I think that has applications for Christians today because we know what sin looks like and how to avoid it, yet like Adam we fall into it anyway. -Emmett Bryant

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