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specialistdrunk@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.world · 10 months ago

How The Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple

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How The Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple

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specialistdrunk@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.world · 10 months ago
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When did the Forbidden Fruit Become an Apple?
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In the story of Adam and Eve why is the forbidden fruit always depicted as an apple? The story itself just says fruit. Unfortunately, the answer you get when...
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    Oh, you consulted the author?

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      No, but like, a metaphor is when there’s some second meaning. Why would you call a mushroom a fruit? Especially since none of this was in English anyway and so there’s no way of knowing if any secondary meanings of the word would have also made any sense poetically.

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        You’re a mushroom.

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