So, Mormonism has a fascinating take on the conflicting commandments given to Adam and Eve. Rather than being tempted by the serpent, Eve listens to him and realizes that the fruit will allow her to attain the knowledge necessary to fulfill another commandment--to be fruitful and multiply. Thanks to her disobedience to one commandment, she was able to give birth to the human race thus obeying another. Though I no longer follow the religion of my youth, I do appreciate the idea that to choose one good thing, you cannot choose another. Isn’t that just like life? I find this a very mature take on a strange story. It comes down to the trade offs explained by Sowell. And grants us the independence to be disobedient to stupid laws, even the ones made by god himself. While we are discussing what to put in that slot I thought this might be a useful contribution. For another fascinating take on Adam and Eve we might look to Daniel Quinn and his Ishmael series. Love the Vonnegut quote!