Freud, Animals, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

This is probably more scientific than things which I normally post, but borders on the Metaphysical.

Freud explained that we have different identities and different drives. Unlike animals, humans are immensely nuanced and subtle in their paradoxical "God-like" qualities. Here is a list of these drives and how they correspond, with parallels between the cocaine-induced theories of Freud and Scripture (I realize that this will be controversial across the board):

Three Identities:
1. Id,
2. Ego,
3. Superego

Impulses:
1. Death (extreme pleasure) drive,
2. Life (avoidance of extreme pleasure, seeking to work for money, build a society, language) drive,
3. Unconscious (seeking extreme displeasure for the sake of endurance) drive.

Biblical parallels:
1. Id: Animal instinct (procreation, murder), short-term focus
2. Ego: Humanity- Eating of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and evil, which separated us from animals and made us "like God." (seeking what is good for the sake of society, survival, morality, etc.), long-term focus
3. Unconscious super-ego (seeking suffering which leads to endurance, Rom 5:3-5, Christlikeness) eternity focus.

The more like God we are, the more layers we will have.

These are some interesting and somewhat disorganized thoughts that I've been having. I hope to improve them in the future, please feel free to offer thoughts, critique, corroboration, etc.

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