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Not as I think you are interpreting the word "knowledge" (as in "The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" perhaps?)
Before the Fall, humans, left to themselves, were not subject to "sin", defined as a rebellious or self-destructive urge. They were naturally obedient to God's will. That is why it took an outside influence - the serpent or devil - to tempt them to sin. They would not have thought if it on their own.
I think it's a better analogy to say that, before the Fall, humans were born sane; after the fall, insanity became possible.
But it was eating the fruit of the tree that started all the sin. It sounds as though attaining higher thought itself goes against god. You say we should forget about thinking very much and be like a baby or a beast.
That's alright, I will use the nervous system I was born with that is fully capable of experiencing higher consciousness and reflecting on it. From this perspective the biblical setup appears to be a laughable attempt to control people. What I can't understand is why anyone would believe it.
Thanks to Adam and the Fall, you are perfectly free to make whatever choice you please. I think it's a mistake to consider man's nature prior to the Fall as restricted; after the Fall, he was capable of terrible self-destruction. Before the Fall, he was perfectly aware that self-destruction was possible, but was, in essence, too smart to engage in it. ("Why in the world would I want to hurt myself?")
But you must make your own choices, be it for Heaven or Hell. I like how C.S. Lewis said it: “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done."
How could they have been aware of any possibilities without becoming conscious by eating the fruit. I'm using the mythological metaphor to critique the story, not that I believe these things actually happened.
Do you think there was literally one guy and girl in paradise or do you think it represents an early type of human? Because to an outsider there is nothing more realistic about a single pair of original human beings going through all this than any creation myth from around the world.
Was it higher thought though? If anything, it's the opposite to me. God gave us everything that we needed to thrive and only gave us the "option" to choose the tree just so we couldn't say that we were being forced. He went even further and told us exactly what would happen if we partook of the fruit from the tree. The Serpent, however, did not create anything, provide Adam and Eve with anything substantive, and lied through his teeth (pun intended) the first chance that he got. One quick look at our world and I'll take the life that Adam and Eve had before the fall every single time.
You think being like an animal is higher. Yes, I know. I think it's weird.
So you equate going with God's design as being unintelligent and a sign of being an animal....but going against God's design and constantly falling short is a sign of being a higher life form? Where are you getting this idea that Adam and Eve were stupid? I'll say it again, look at the world that we live in....look at the content on this site and the issues that we face with deep state governments/politicians, NGOs, and big businesses. Is this the way to you? Peace and unity with God and other humans is of lower value to you, than hatred, racism, sexism, classism, and other real or perceived issues. I think that type of mindset is weird, but to each their own.