I recently noticed that the symbol used by many pharmacies is a cup entwined by a serpent. It reminded me of the serpent in the Garden of Eden—the one that whispered to Eve beneath the apple tree.
That parallel got me thinking: what if the medicines we’re told will heal us—cure our diseases, ease our fevers—aren’t really meant to make us better? What if, instead, they’re just part of a larger system designed to keep us sick enough to generate more prescriptions and, in turn, more profit for the medical industry?
It’s unsettling to consider that something meant to symbolize healing might actually represent something more deceptive.
Posted by MarriedtoSushi
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The serpent didn’t lie, God did. (if you eat from this tree you will die)
The serpent told the truth.
Man ate of the tree of knowledge, and was banished from the garden before he could also eat from the tree of life and become equals to God
First, no where in Genesis does it say apple. Just Fruit. You, and others, assumed it says apple because the media told you its an apple.
Secondly, the pharmacy comes from Hermes in Greek myth. A lot of traditions and symbols come from the Greeks.