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The Lie of Hierarchy: Questioning Societal Constructs

alphan
alphan
Sober•Apr 27, 2025, 9:40 PM•4 min read
PhilosophySpiritualitySelf-Discovery
alphan
alphanApr 27, 2025, 9:40 PM
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the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil was.. obviously the actual ‘knowledge of the difference between good and evil’. its in the name. but i think there is another contender for original sin that permeates through a lot of human culture hand has emerged as the single greatest lie that the human race that’s ever told and perpetuated so much to the point most may call me crazy for suggesting that this thing isn’t true in nature, and natural human society. a lie so repeated that we assume it a fundamental law. a lie that promotes sin, birthed money, and the evil artificial systems of oppression that we exist under. a lie that damns all of your descendants because they are destined to believe in it. the myth of hierarchy.

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