That possessed by
humans. The product of this
wisdom appears to be
"Science", which is praised by
Gendou Ikari as
"the power of man," but ridiculed by
Kouzou Fuyutsuki as
"the cause of Second Impact". If so then
Eva and the
Instrumentality Project are also the products of this wisdom. According to the book of
Genesis in the
Old Testament, at the centre of the
Garden of Eden next to the
Tree of Life was also a
Tree of Wisdom -- a
Tree of the knowledge of
good and evil.
Humans disobeyed
God's command and ate of its
fruit, so God banished humans from
the Garden of Eden and imposed many discomforts upon them. Does this mean that humans are beings that were
banished from the
Garden of
Eden in exchange for obtaining
wisdom?
Source: The End of Evangelion : Glossary contained within The End of Evangelion - Theatrical Program.