Nobody calls mushrooms fruit
Comment on How The Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple
CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Interesting stuff!
Theres early christian iconography revolving around mushrooms as well, so ive wondered if the “forbidden fruit” aka “fruit of knowledge” was originally a psilocybin mushroom.
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
WhiteHairSuperSaiyan@lemmynsfw.com 4 months ago
The head of a mushroom is a fruiting body. I know that is a huge distinction but could be confused pretty easily. Especially if there is some translation fun between.
CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Metaphors exist.
Unless youre trying to tell me everything in the bible is literal?
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Unless youre trying to tell me everything in the bible is literal?
Obviously not. But that’s not a metaphor. That’s just using the wrong word.
CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Oh, you consulted the author?
specialistdrunk@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Sounds like a JRE episode