Obviously Genesis isn’t about satisfying someone’s curiosity.
It’s the Human Discovery of Good and Evil !!! This is a foundation event for humanity. But frankly, I think Shakespeare did more to capture the drama of lesser ideas than the writer of Genesis did.
I think the Adam & Eve story is a spoiled bit of writing. I know, I know… how could I think that?
Because the whole idea that God imposes penalties on someone who does Not know the difference between Good and Evil … is like giving a machine gun to a 4 year old and telling him: Whatever you do, do Not touch the trigger !
But in the case of the Bible story - - imagine giving a machine gun to a 4 year old, and if he fails the test, not only do you punish the child, but you punish all his progeny for hundreds of generations.
That’s pretty big fish frying …
A more clear demonstration of a non-divine story cannot be found in the Bible. But others sure beg to differ…