Why are these pages called Know!?

Most Christians, Muslims and Jews are familiar with the story of the Garden of Eden. The story is a vague recollection of man's emergence from a life in the wilds to that of civilized man. The story goes that Adam, the first man, and his wife, Eve, lived in the Garden of Eden and wore no clothes. God told them that they may eat of any plant in the garden except from the trees in the midst of the garden, which were the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. The story goes that the serpent, slyest of the animals, spoke to Eve and convinced her to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, suggesting to her that the fruit from the tree was pleasant to look at. Eve responded to the serpent that God had forbidden the eating of the fruit. The serpent told Eve that the reason for this was God did not want the people to know what He knew. The serpent told Eve that once she ate of the fruit, she would be like God.

Upon eating the fruit and convincing Adam to do likewise, the two first humans realized they were naked and covered themselves. Suddenly, they knew they were naked. God ejected them from the garden and told them for disobeying him, they would have to grow their own food (the beginning of agriculture). The beginning of agriculture is when most anthropologists suggest civilization began.

The ability to know was godlike and something the lesser animals were incapable of. Knowing set man apart, above the rest of the animals and hastened him onto his path toward civilization.

So, now that you know what the original Biblical definition of the word know means, I invite you to read more. If you would like to contact me, please click here or just direct your email to KnowAtNeopage@yahoo.com.

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