Although this isn’t a religious article, I will draw references from the Bible to explain the concept of good and evil. The first humans, Adam and Eve, existed as unipolar beings. Unipolar in this context means that they possessed only the knowledge of good. They only know and see what is good about their environment.

According to Genesis, the first book in the bible, they roamed around the garden of Eden naked without knowing what unclothedness is.

From my standpoint, they saw each other’s unclothedness, without having a debased motive. Adam saw his unclothedness without feeling embarrassed. Meanwhile, I strongly believe that it was due to the absence of corruption in the knowledge and understanding God originally put in a man. This implies that originally, man was without the knowledge of sin (absolute-zero knowledge of evil).

This analogy will help you understand this better. As an eight-year-old, you roamed around the whole neighborhood naked without feeling embarrassed or ashamed of your unclothedness. If you did this when you were young, how you felt then was how Adam and Eve felt when they were still in the garden - shameless.

After consuming the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve became bipolar. The incorruptible knowledge God infused into them was smeared by this one act - the act of disobedience.

This dichotomy is quite evident in human nature, where human possess the knowledge of good and evil.

After their ordeal with the snake, they became conscious of their unclothedness and were ashamed when a third party got involved (Say no to polygamy 😂). This one act got them ousted from the Garden of Eden.

Not a good riddance though. If not for the forbidden fruit, I would have been elsewhere without any clothing eating fruits with rodents while discussing important local issues with them.

Who is good and then who is evil?
A good person is someone who exhibits good works, while an evil person is someone who exhibits evil works.

However, what about those who do nothing? Are they still classified as either good or evil?

We characterize people as either Good or Evil based on what they exhibit, not what they know. Using Mr. K as an example, Mr. K knows that lacing someone’s drink with poison will get that person killed. In addition to this, he also posses other knowledge that are evil.

However, does knowing them make Mr. K evil?

No, not at all🤣. As we mentioned earlier, humans are bipolar in the sense that they possess both the knowledge of what is good and evil. On the contrary, what makes one either Good or Evil depends on what he/she exhibits. If my good works greatly outweigh my evil works, then I will be characterized a good person. However, if the reverse is the case, then I will be seen as an evil person.

Inclusively - naturally - humans are wired to be inquisitive and also to consume a lot of knowledge. Once in a while, we accidentally bump into and consume content and also make discoveries that are malicious.

I will attest to this also as I have bumped into a couple of contents.


Even though, I’m not advocating frequent exposure to inappropriate knowledge, but we can never ignore the fact, at least from a perspective that is profane, that it is the choice to exhibit good or evil that defines a person.

In conclusion, being good or evil is not defined by knowledge, but by the choices we make and action we exhibit. A good person is someone who chooses to exhibit good, despite possessing knowledge of both good and evil.

logicDcoder:
Although this isn’t a religious article, I will draw references from the Bible to explain the concept of good and evil. The first humans, Adam and Eve, existed as unipolar beings. Unipolar in this context means that they possessed only the knowledge of good. They only know and see what is good about their environment.

This claim is false since the book does not in fact claim that Adam and Eve had no knowledge of Good and Evil. Rather, what the book claims they did not have was access to the knowledge of Good and Evil in the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil.

Kobojunkie:
This claim is false since the book does not in fact claim that Adam and Eve had no knowledge of Good and Evil. Rather, what the book claims they did not have was access to the knowledge of Good and Evil in the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil.

Do you mean that prior to their disobedience, they were stupid and gullible?

logicDcoder:
✓ Do you mean that prior to their disobedience, they were stupid and gullible?

Read my comment again and tell me where you get stupid and gullible from. 🤔

Kobojunkie:
This claim is false since the book does not in fact claim state that Adam and Eve had no knowledge of Good and Evil. Rather, what the book claims states they did not have was access to the knowledge of Good and Evil in the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil.

Kobojunkie:
This claim is false since the book does not in fact claim that Adam and Eve had no knowledge of Good and Evil. Rather, what the book claims they did not have was access to the knowledge of Good and Evil in the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil.

Oh…. Now I understand, that the tree itself is a compendium of knowledge of good and evil. This means that before the act, the knowledge of good and evil is in existence, but the tree of knowledge of good and evil has a unique set of the duo.

logicDcoder:
✓ Oh…. Now I understand, that the tree itself is a compendium of knowledge of good and evil. This means that before the act, the knowledge of good and evil is in existence, but the tree of knowledge of good and evil has a unique set of the duo.

Probably !

In chapter 2 of the book, God is written to have given some knowledge of Good and Evil by way of His commandments to Adam. In Chapter 3, Adam and Eve were later condemned for doing the very evil which God warned them not to indicating that Adam(and probably Eve too) had knowledge of Good and Evil all along.

Kobojunkie:
Probably !

In chapter 2 of the book, God is written to have given some knowledge of Good and Evil by way of His commandments to Adam. In Chapter 3, Adam and Eve were later condemned for doing the very evil which God warned them not to indicating that Adam(and probably Eve too) had knowledge of Good and Evil all along.

Then, you were wrong.

logicDcoder:
✓ Then, you were wrong.

I was wrong for stating it S it is written in the book?

Kobojunkie:
Probably !

In chapter 2 of the book, God is written to have given some knowledge of Good and Evil by way of His commandments to Adam. In Chapter 3, Adam and Eve were later condemned for doing the very evil which God warned them not to indicating that Adam(and probably Eve too) had knowledge of Good and Evil all along.

According to Genesis 2, after God created Adam, he put him in the Garden. He only gave him one commandment as it was written below.

logicDcoder:
✓ According to Genesis 2, after God created Adam, he put him in the Garden. He only gave him one commandment as it was written below.

Yes, that is what I said. He gave Adam a commandment detailing the good and evil that he, Adam, could do. So?

Kobojunkie:
Yes, that is what I said. He gave Adam a commandment detailing the good and evil that he, Adam, could do. So?

He simply told them not to eat from the tree. I believe that they don't know what disobedience was? They only know of the repercussions as God spoke.

logicDcoder:
✓ He simply told them not to eat from the tree.
✓ I believe that they don't know what disobedience is? ✓ They only know of the repercussions as God spoke.

1. Yes! That much is clear! 🤔

2. That is the ridiculous assumption you made in the beginning which I pointed out has no bearing whatsoever in what is in fact recorded in the book. 🤔

3. Nonsense, since the book instead states they were given clear instructions on what not to do and the repercussions to follow if they were to disobey.

Kobojunkie:
1. Yes! That much is clear! 🤔

2. That is the ridiculous assumption you made at the beginning which I pointed out has no bearing whatsoever in what is in fact recorded in the book. 🤔

3. Nonsense, since the book instead states they were given clear instructions on what not to do and the repercussions to follow if they were to disobey.

2. I could barely recall if I made any superficial assumption that is worthy of being called “ridiculous.” I only inferred that before they disobeyed God and ate from the tree, they did not know evil.


3. Yes, the book clearly states all the instructions, but remember, they were without the knowledge of evil. If someone doesn't know what an evil act is, I believe that the person could easily be tricked into doing it. Moreover, I believe also that they lacked something, present in the tree, that made them gullible to be tricked by a reptile.

logicDcoder:
2. I could barely recall if I made any superficial assumption that is worthy of being called “ridiculous.” I only inferred that before they disobeyed God and ate from the tree, they did not know evil.
3. Yes, the book clearly states all the instructions, but remember, they were without the knowledge of evil. And I believe also that they lacked something, present in the tree, that made them gullible to be tricked by a reptile.

1. You didn't comprehend the definition you have to the word Unipolar in your OP?

2. You are not making any sense still.

If you have clear instructions as to what not to do and what to do,what other information is required for one to obey the simple instructions given?

If given the basic instructions,"Never use a straw to draw water from the tap." Are you telling me that you are incapable of obeying this simple instructions without additional information ?

Kobojunkie:
1. You didn't comprehend the definition you have of the word Unipolar in your OP?

2. You are not making any sense still.

If you have clear instructions as to what not to do and what to do,what other information is required for one to obey the simple instructions given?

If given the basic instructions, Never use a straw to draw water from the tap." Are you telling me that you are incapable of obeying this simple instructions without additional information ?

The word “unipolar” is contextual. I was referring to the duo Good and Evil, which, by convention, are known to have a positive and negative polarity, respectively. Unipolar (uni -> one) means that they possess only one of the duo, which in this case is the good with a positive polarity. On the contrary, we have bipolar meaning that they possess the duo, since bi means two.

In regards to their non-compliance with God’s command, I would sincerely opine that God didn't see that coming. Even if he did, then it must have been his will for man to fall after creation. Another intriguing thing to ponder is, when they were in Eden, were they living out of their free will or the will within God's jurisdiction? If truly they were living according to God’s will, I believe that their disobedience to God’s instruction was preordained.