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Nov. 10th, 2005 09:19 pmThe Lord God of Genesis acts as a genuine inventor/creator: he feels really good about his creation, but as soon as the very first Serpent walks in to kick the tires, the whole system breaks down.
Human, Adam's and Eve's that is, behavior defies any logic. For example, Adam and Eve live in Eden, they've got plenty of food, companionship and recreation. Are they content? No. They want to try something that is explicitly forbidden, and their only answer to "Why did you do that?", is "I don't know." Really? Of course not! The Serpent told Eve: your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil (Gen. 3.5)
And he was right. In one aspect, the ability to control their own procreation, Adam and Eve did become equal to God. But that was it! God's other ability, e.g. control the length of one's life (tree of life), remained beyond their reach. Another key ability - to provide for yourself and your offspring was also missing and had to be learned the hard way: in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life (Gen 3.17). And as the result of this hard labor Adam and Eve are destined: return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.'(Gen. 3.19)
Conclusion: when you evaluate a control system, you need to be aware of all the functions that it orchestrates. Adam and Eve committed the most common inventor's mistake: focus on the Tool, rather than on the system as a whole. The obvious flaw in their thinking was lack of understanding of their role within the Lord God's super-system.
Human, Adam's and Eve's that is, behavior defies any logic. For example, Adam and Eve live in Eden, they've got plenty of food, companionship and recreation. Are they content? No. They want to try something that is explicitly forbidden, and their only answer to "Why did you do that?", is "I don't know." Really? Of course not! The Serpent told Eve: your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil (Gen. 3.5)
And he was right. In one aspect, the ability to control their own procreation, Adam and Eve did become equal to God. But that was it! God's other ability, e.g. control the length of one's life (tree of life), remained beyond their reach. Another key ability - to provide for yourself and your offspring was also missing and had to be learned the hard way: in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life (Gen 3.17). And as the result of this hard labor Adam and Eve are destined: return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.'(Gen. 3.19)
Conclusion: when you evaluate a control system, you need to be aware of all the functions that it orchestrates. Adam and Eve committed the most common inventor's mistake: focus on the Tool, rather than on the system as a whole. The obvious flaw in their thinking was lack of understanding of their role within the Lord God's super-system.
