Tree of knowledge :)

A theory...Ludwig999_ But what was the apple?
Lovejoy777_ I don’t know. It represented sex I guess.
Ludwig999_ That’s what everyone says. But I doubt your God said that.
Lovejoy777_ Why?
Ludwig999_ In the Bible the apple is described as the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Lovejoy777_ So it was a form of knowledge?
Ludwig999_ Yes. A knowledge that lead to dualistic thinking. We think we know what’s good and what’s bad. We agonize about our choices. Hinduism refers to this type of thinking as the veil of Maya, of illusion.
Lovejoy777_ Right. Either-or as opposed to the universal oneness.
Ludwig999_ Buddhism too.
Lovejoy777_ In fact, all the mystics of western religions speak of a transcendent spiritual unity.
Ludwig999_ So what happened? What triggered this change in consciousness for humans? What was the apple? What did God say?
Lovejoy777_ Something about Lucy going back in time and letting the trespassers in. But He didn’t say what the apple was. What are you getting at? What do you think the apple was?
Ludwig999_ Well if you believe a thirteenth century fresco in Plaincouralt, it was an Amanita mushroom.
Lovejoy777_ You mean a hallucinogenic mushroom, like the psilocybin mushroom?
Ludwig999_ Hallucinogenic yes, but a little more dangerous than the ‘magic mushroom’ of Mexico. If you get the wrong Amanita, you’re dead.Birth of god theory = Humans high on drugs?source: Domain Names, Web Hosting and Online Marketing Services | Network Solutions

Chapter 5: Ark on the Rocks (Alcohol as the Universal Intoxicant)
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"Noah was six hundred years old when the Flood began. As the waters receded, so goes the Hebrew story, the inhabitants of the Ark spread out across the land and multiplied. Of all these animals, Noah loved the goats best and he enjoyed watching them as they scampered freely over the rocky hillsides. One goat acted unusually playful and Noah followed him to a tree. There he saw the goat eat some grapes that caused the animal to jump and frolic about. Hot and thirsty, Noah followed the example of the goat and drank the sweet juice from the grapes. He fell into a merry mood and started singing a song. On the way home, Noah somehow lost his clothes and fell fast asleep outside his house. He awoke the next morning, told the story to his sons, and retrieved the vine to be planted in their garden.source: Intoxication: Life in Pursuit of Artificial Paradise