The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is, All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on.

Frank Zappa (via artoftheunbeliever)

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Yup.  Ignorance is bliss.  Knowledge is power.  And so on.

I know I run the risk of actually sounding optimistic, but I firmly believe that the internet has shifted this balance and is allowing us to explore the possibility of a world in which knowledge empowers everyone with access.  Apples* for everyone, as it may be.

*or pomegranates and figs - the forbidden fruit has many forms…

artoftheunbeliever

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