Deuteronomy 29:18 warns against a "root that produces such bitter poison".
I'm not Christian, I just think it's fun to see if I can find something in the bible that can support any supposition. While it is a metaphorical use, it at least proves the point that people shouldn't go around harvesting poisonous roots.
joking aside I just think they had a lot to learn about the natural world, and I think spirituality is complimentary to the natural world...
but of course, people may always take it too far or misunderstand the point entirely.
personally, when i try to condense it as much as possible into as few words as possible, my belief is: "god" was the vehicle for "good"
there really are altruistic and agapic people out there that wanted the idea of civilization to thrive, but they had to resort to a lot of different ways to get the point across and it still to this day gets twisted and manipulated by the very-much-not altruistic and agapic people
we still have a lot to learn from plant medicine and entheogens and how the pieces of the puzzle all fit together, including our history
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u/Prestigious-Shirt426 4h ago
What about poisonous water hemlock or the rosary pea? What was your god trying to accomplish with them?