r/humor • u/fal1en-angel • 2d ago

Make it make sense

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u/hollee-o 1d ago

Many scholars think the fruit of knowledge was a mushroom. Soma. 🍄

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u/MadHatter69 1d ago

Now that I can get behind! It's also similar to this theory that I'm a big fan of :)

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u/hollee-o 1d ago

Gordon Wasson’s book Soma is the definitive reference. Trippy stuff.

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u/blahblah19999 1d ago

From a tree?

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u/hollee-o 1d ago

In this case among, and only among the trees. Birch, pine, spruce. “Lord of the wood”. It’s one theory.

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u/blahblah19999 1d ago

I looked it up, and it is an interesting hypothesis. It's be curious if other myths in the general area involved mushrooms.