The Book of Genesis tells us that the Original Sin took place when Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate the apple from the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil. Most people believe that the sin was the act of disobedience.  However, each translation of the Book of Genesis makes the point that Adam and Eve, upon eating the apple, learned that they were naked and made clothes for themselves. If the sin was, in fact, the sin of disobedience, why include this information?  It is unnecessary to point out they learned anything unless it was important.  That little extra bit of information tells us that the apple contained information, which was then consumed by Adam and Eve, instantly altering them.  Therefore the first sin was not merely the sin of disobedience but also the sin of consumption of information.   It was the consumption of information that got them thrown out of the Garden of Eden, not the disobedience.  This is evidenced by the snake, whom did not eat the apple, and was not thrown of the Garden but only punished. 

Jumping forward to today’s world, we often hear segments of scientists warn that humanity stands at the tipping point of its continued existence.  If humans insist on breeding at the rate that we are, then there will be more humans living on the planet than the planet can provide food for.  Wars rage all over the world, tens of thousands of nuclear weapons are found all over the earth, drought, disease and climate change are all factors that have been cited as having world-ending potential.  If we assume any of these to be true, and assume that humans will not change their behavior, then the question becomes, what will humanity’s last sin be?

If the first sin was the consumption of information, then perhaps humanity’s last sin would be the dissemination of our accumulated information not only to the four corners of the earth but the universe as a whole.  Radio, TV and other signals are sent out from earth and continue onward throughout the universe.  Everything we have learned we now shout to anyone and anything willing to listen.  So then, if humanity is standing at the brink of its own destruction, is the sum total of our accumulated knowledge all the sin we want to present upon our deaths?   Even if we were to stop learning entirely, we cannot unlearn what we know – we cannot undo the taint that we posses.  We are sinners. We were born sinners and from the first day we learned to dress ourselves we learned to be sinners so there is no going back.  Therefore, perhaps we should take stock in what we’ve accomplished in the last 50,000 years and decide if we're happy with what we have to show for ourselves.  Personally I think humanity has a lot more to learn, so perhaps we should find a way to save ourselves, so we can keep sinning.

Lastly, what does all of this say about the true nature of God, heaven, the devil and hell?