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Quote by: samsara15  I'm not a believer, and view the Eve story as Christian mythology. My primary interest in the story is in how it effects other people and their conduct and political actions. |
I AM a believer, but I take the story as a metaphor. If it is a myth, it is a Judaic myth, now adopted by the Christians.
In the story, the obvious inference is that Eve made a big mistake. To spin it in the opposite direction is gonna be difficult, samsara.
The tree was the "Knowledge of Good and Evil." Consuming the fruit imparted this knowledge and led to humanity as a whole (Eve's descendants) making our own moral choices based on such knowledge. In the story, God originally is saying, "Trust Me to tell you right from wrong." Eve decided to make those choices herself, not to trust God. It's pretty obvious that we find ourselves in moral quandries. This story attempts to define the source of this angst.