the evil

[juldea]

I figured it out, and it scares me.

I was thinking about religious fundimentalists and those who seek to impose restrictions on other's life choices..
And isn't it better to have the choice to be good or bad and choose good, than to live a good life because that's all that's available to you?
Following down this path will lead to people raised in ignorance of the fact that they could, theoretically, choose evil. Ignorant of evil at all, even.
...and then it hit me.
What is that state but the state of the Garden of Eden before the original sin?
This is what people want? People in power? How immensely frightening.

...because, you see, I don't at all consider eating from the Tree of Knowledge to have been a bad thing.

Comments

Let's get geeky

[cristovau.livejournal.com]

A good sci-fi novel about limiting free choice and puritanical repercussions is "A Canticle for Leibowitz." It remains one of my all time favorite sci-fi and religion crossovers.

Re: Let's get geeky

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Never heard of it... Have a copy to lend?

Re: Let's get geeky

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

If he doesn't, I do.

signed, Alexx, professional literary enabler :-)

Re: Let's get geeky

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Hoorah!

Re: Let's get geeky

[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

Hurm. It's been years since I've read "Canticle" but I have read it several times and never considered that as one of its themes. It definitely has very strong messages of the enduring nature of both faith and the institution of the Church through adversity and (well, cyclic) change.