Lesson from Genesis 3.

The great myth of Genesis 3, one of the most complicated and multidimensional myths about our humanity, provides us with another major hint.


There is no Free Will when we are operating at a purely reflexive or instinctual level.

Genesis 3 elucidates our need to continue evolving into greater consciousness

Given that  human evolution is a forward-moving phenomenon and that we are creatures with consciousness, We Can Never Go Back Again to the Innocence of Not Knowing Otherwise, However Hard We May Try To Do So.

The Gate of Eden is forever barred to us by cherubims with a flaming sword. So, in many ways, we are both Blessed and Cursed by Consciousness.

With it comes the awareness of the reality of Good and Evil. Before going more deeply into the matter of Evil, let's reiterate that we are not here Simply to Experience pain-free living - to be comfortable, happy, or fulfilled all the time. The reality is that painful feelings accompany Problem Solving, and the Process of becoming Increasingly Conscious is, Like Life in general, difficult.

But it has many benefits, the Greatest of which is that We Will Become More Effective in Life. We will be aware of a Broader Array of Choices in Responding to Different Situations and the Daily Dilemmas of Life.

We will be more Aware of the Games People Play, thus Less Willing to be Manipulated by Others into Doing Things We Deem to Be Against Our Best Interests.
We will be in a better position to determine for ourselves what to think and believe, rather than Simply Fall Prey to the Dictates of Mass Media and Peer Influences.
The choice of whether or not to Think Deeply is, therefore, the choice of whether or not to accept that pain is associated with consciousness.

This choice is so crucial on how problems cause us pain and how, because we are Pain - Avoiding creatures, we try to Run Away from our problems rather than Face Them and Deal with the pain. 

The pain involved may not make consciousness seem worthwhile or good - Until You Consider Some of The Prices We Pay For Failing to Grow in Consciousness or to Think with Integrity. 

There is much Evil in the world - Unnecessary Individual Suffering, Tremendous Damage to Human Relations, and Social Chaos - Due to Our Failure to Think and Grow in Consciousness.