Got a Sociological Imagination?

Greetings, TBPers… I ran across something I wrote about 10 years ago and a friend suggested I post it here.   There are many on this site that throw shade at the discipline of Sociology and me for varying reasons. I believe some of it is justified while some of it might come from misrepresentations of the field in general.  I understand that most assume the only job someone with a degree in sociology does is act as a social worker , reinforcing the establishment and government over the people; the antithesis to much of what we discuss on this site about government corruption, graft and hierarchies of power.

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Most Everything You Know Is Mostly Imagined

For the purposes of this article I need for everyone (believers and non-believers) to assume The Garden of Eden was real and literal.

Now, think about the Garden of Eden. There’s just one caveat; since the Garden of Eden is a story in the Bible, imagine it from a Biblical perspective. In other words, RiNS, do not think about Valhalla! (If you’re one of the five people in America not familiar with the story of Eden, it’s in Genesis 1-3, but mostly chapter 2).

Here’s a picture to help get your juices flowing.

 

Image result for paradise bible

OK, start thinking for a minute, or two.

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