| > quite different from the Catholic understanding Oh? And what do you believe is the Catholic understanding? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_culpa https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/easter/... O truly necessary sin of Adam, destroyed completely by the Death of Christ! O happy fault that earned so great, so glorious a Redeemer! To be honest, I would say that these signs placed by Apple Computer were done not out of malice, but by way of warning. To say, "Here Be Dragons!" To counsel those who may be ignorant, there are pitfalls ahead, and be careful, because you could lose your soul to these things, even though they are designed as morally neutral. Computers are a tool, after all. The fruit depicted could just as easily be from the Tree of Life. It's all about how we use those tools. |
Also tools are not neutral, they carry the intent of their designer and make whatever they are designed to do easier than it used to be; if you want to be convinced please read Douglas Rushkoff's Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age