While many of Donald Trump’s words and actions demonstrate qualities I try very hard to avoid, he and I share the good fortune of being American citizens, and we share the benefits and also the harms inherent to our specific position in space-time.  As Americans all of us inevitably participate in the disproportionate harms we do to the planet and to the countries and populations we seek to control or exploit.
What should we do?

Why is the story of the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil so relevant to how we came to be this way? David will consider the meaning and consequences of eating the forbidden fruit, gathering insights based on the writings of Daniel Quinn, author of Ishmael.