[SunkenCiv]

That one in particular has been obvious from the beginning, originating in nothing but an offhand speculation. It’s obvious that there’s no evidence for it, but even here on FR it pops up once in a while.

[Kudsman]

Historians have long wondered if the Eden story is a folk memory, an allegory of the move from hunter-gathering to farming. Seen in this way, the Eden story describes how we moved from a life of relative leisure - literally picking fruit from the trees - to a harsher existence of ploughing and reaping.

Fascinating. I wonder what could cause such a shift?