Implying the apple is the forbidden fruit from the book of Genesis is a common misconception. The apple is just a modern day fruit adapted by generations of farming for the sake of larger produce.
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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It's called symbolism my dude
No, you can’t have it.
IIRC apple was used more as a term for all fruit rather than a specific one
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God: Don't eat this delicious-looking thing right in the middle of the garden I made for you! Don't even ask why.
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Lucifer: you should try this fruit, Eve!
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Eve and then Adam eat of the fruit and thus go from automatically obedient automatons to persons with knowledge about themselves and the world
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God punishes Lucifer and Eve
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The old men in charge of the church call Lucifer the ultimate evil and oppress women
Who's REALLY the villain here? 🤔
That comma ...
...is grammatically correct.
My bad then, thanks for your feedback.