God out to be a cosmic spoilsport: ‘God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil’ (verse 5). The tactics work: ‘When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it’ (verse 6). Why was that so terrible? What is wrong with eating a bit of fruit? It is wrong because God told