2007-02-17 18:00:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, this question was primarily directed towards Christians. I really wanted know your opinions. I've read that the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, often pictured as an apple, which God forbade Adam and Eve to eat. Their disobedience brought about the Fall of Man.
“Forbidden fruit” is used commonly to refer to anything that is tempting but potentially dangerous. It is often associated with sexuality.
I've seen some good answers, it will be hard to decide.
2007-02-18 05:30:24 · update #1
Oooh, good one. This could become rather controversial.
I think a huge "forbidden fruit" of the modern day is sex. It is so widely accepted nowadays, and so publicized that it's hard to get away from. I read something the other day that stated somewhere around 80-90% of females lose their virginity by the age of 19 in North America. That's amazing, when you consider it wasn't very long ago when it was taboo to even show anything higher than your ankle in public, and most couples were kept supervised untill marriage.
It's thrown in everyone's face to an extent that it takes a lot of conviction to avoid falling into this behaviour before marriage. The peer pressure alone will be enough to cave most teenagers.
So in that sense, it seems fitting to be the forbidden fruit. It's clearly infront of us. It's easily accessable. Yet, it's something we shouldn't do.
Blessings and Love,
Sarah
2007-02-17 18:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by intothecrimsonsky 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The original forbidden fruit was wanting to be as God,
so I'd say total reliance on human concepts of science
Cloning would be a nice second answer. Now you are in mid life crisis and you have a 17 year old clone of your wife, no genetic relation of yours.... hmmm, that could be playing with God fire.
2007-02-18 02:08:40 · answer #2 · answered by G's Random Thoughts 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil was not of benefit. That snake knew we couldn't sin with knowing it so he tricked us hard. I am looking for the Sh*t from Shineola tree to avoid this in the future.
2007-02-18 02:07:51 · answer #3 · answered by Josh K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What an interesting question. The first thing that comes to my mind is drugs...but the apple from the tree of knowledge....the apple was good for her (all those vitamins) and drugs are never good...perscription drugs maybe.
2007-02-18 02:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by S T 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's always been the same fruit. Either allow God to have authority over you, or decide for yourself what you are going to do, and what is good and what is evil for yourself.
2007-02-18 02:08:39 · answer #5 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Great question! Depends on where you live tho.
Knowledge still seems to be #1. Consider the knee-jerk reaction to questions about Iraq, global warming, etc.
2007-02-18 02:03:13 · answer #6 · answered by Haiku Hanna 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nuts (not technically fruits, but um, they are forbidden)
2007-02-18 02:02:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Lust & money gotta be up there close to the top.
2007-02-18 02:05:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heroin. There's nothing positive about it.
2007-02-18 02:02:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
homosexuals
2007-02-18 02:08:15 · answer #10 · answered by SLEDGE 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋