We have two sides of the brain, left and right hemispheres. Each side of the brain processes data in different ways. The left is more differential, while the right is more integral. Differentiation in math finds the slope at a point on the curve; specific. While integration is the area under the curve from a to b. This sums a wide range of points.
The left brain is more linear and logical and differentiates in terms of correspondence to data to a specific slope/angle. The right brain is more spatial and integrates via 3-D concepts like symbolism. Symbolism is more open (many points within one symbol) instead of of one linear or specific correspondence. The bible was written with the right brain in mind. This makes it hard for the left brained atheists, who are trained to see linear/logical and not integrate data via symbols.
What Adam and Eve symbolized was the differentiation of will power and choice, apart from God or natural instinct. They marked the transition from the original right brain of human instinct, into the left brain of individual differentiation. The right brain is spatial making instinct more flexible/adaptive; omnivores. It also makes one feel the need to merge with larger collectives since these are more 3-D.
The right brain, was not about the ego. The ego is differential and left brained. Genesis was predominately geared to right brained people, since the left brain POV was very new. Eve choosing the tree of knowledge of good and evil first, shows the female developed the left brain before the males, with the males staying in 3-D longer.
Women are often the ones who maintain all the details of traditions, like holidays. These traditions can be very exacting in details which requires the left brain so the slope of each point is exact. Eve, by being female, would prefer a cultural way that is more defined and laid out in terms of cause and effect. This was knowledge of good and evil which can be memorized and perfected. She was not too keen on spatial and improvisation.
Most pioneers are men, since more men can improvise in the field apart from their linear learning, which will break down. This requires conscious right brain access. The female is less likely to pioneer, alone, outside the box, but would prefer education to generate procedures as far as the wall of the box. Eve chose knowledge of good and evil, instead of the improvise nature of the tree of life, since her left brain access was her trump card.
Relative to the bible, you need people who can translate via the right brain to gain the proper meanings. Since this approach is more masculine, masculine leadership has been the tradition that is handed down. If translation was done by the left brained, it would get linear and not be a living document; stuck inside the wall forever. Once the atheists reduce the bible to linear, it no longer makes any sense to them. The bible was designed to remain spatial and always outside the box so pioneers in each generation can find new meanings. While the faithful feel outside the box with their faith. This helps keep the right brain conscious.
