My Grand dad and I have been jarred by the sight of a great detriment to the family of adam (mankind). This is impressed on us, as we see the following happening.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
(Genesis 6:4)
From the outside, this seems to be an innocent enough thing. However; under the cover, we know that this sets mankind up for its first disenchantment. The disenchantment is in the fact that; with the recognition of giants, also comes the possibility of bestowing esteem. Along with the possibility of bestowing esteem comes the possibility of practicing human elevation. From that point, we can start to move philosophical things to a position at which they will need this caution applied to them.
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