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Within Reason
#76 Jonathan Pageau - Deconstructing the Fall of Adam and Eve
Jul 16, 2024
French-Canadian icon carver Jonathan Pageau discusses the Fall of Adam and Eve, exploring themes of superstitions, serpents symbolizing strangeness, Adam and Eve's disobedience consequences, parallel narratives in Gnostic theology vs. Christianity, and the significance of religious stories in reality. The podcast delves into alternate outcomes, chaos, debate etiquette, and interviewing techniques.
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- The curse on the serpent symbolizes the transition from chaos to disunity, prompting the need for control.
- Eve's punishment involves suffering and the imposition of rule within relationships, altering unity dynamics.
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The Symbolism of the Curse on the Serpent
The curse on the serpent signifies the shift from chaos to disunity. The serpent is condemned to eat dust, representing consumption of non-cohesive elements. Its bite at man's heel instigates a response of imposed order, symbolizing the emergence of civilization's need for control over chaos.
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