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How to Beat the Game of Useless Things — a serialized journey #3
Part 3: Adam & Eve were the First Minimalists (and how they messed it up for the rest of us)
This is Part Three of “How to Beat the Game of Useless Things,” a series using “Neurohistory” to reflect on my personal journey through philosophies on hoarding and minimalism. Go here for Part One and Part Two.
Where did evil come from? If God loves us, then why does He let so many awful things happen to His creation? This question haunts every faith community. When Moses came back from Mount Sinai with the Torah, the origin of human nature is one of the first topics discussed.
Evil exists because humans asked for it. Because we needed it.
You can see the Game of Things in the Judeo-Christian Genesis creation story when useless things don’t exist yet. Before evil exists.
You probably think this story is just about disobedience. You probably heard it has something to do with free will. But what if I told you it has everything to do with the human desire for innovation?
Depending on your denomination, you probably know that scholars have spent centuries debating the symbolism and translations in Genesis chapter 1 and 2. Was it an apple? Was it really a…
