This sin—seeking to satisfy forbidden curiosity—is the hallmark transgression behind all others, and it is no less bold in a consumer-driven economy. We scoff at self-limited understanding of this fallen world, and yet God has said some knowledge is forbidden, because some knowing will destroy us—as seen in the insatiable curiosity that leads into deeper and deeper addiction to more and more lurid forms of pornography. Smartphones make it possible for users to help themselves to fresh forbidden fruit at any moment of any day, and thereby destroy themselves in secret.
