The snake (of the trouser variety) tempts Eve with the forbidden fruit (hanky panky) that she shares with Adam. The consequence of which is painful childbirth.

They’re even specifically stated to be naked for this situation.

  • @ripcord
    2•7 months ago

    Do you have a good source for the life expected claim? That sounds interesting.

    I do see some articles/blogs that claim that we’re just getting back to the same adult life expectancy, but the majority of sources that look like they’re actual studies or point to read data I can find don’t seem to match. Seems more like it was not totally uncommon to live to 70 or 80, but if you survived to 30 or so (which was a much bigger if, even excluding infant mortality), you were probably going to make it more to about 50 or so.

    Studies of relatively modern hunter gatherers seem to be similar. And of course how hostile the environment was made a difference.

    But would be interested in reading more on it if you have some good sources