I used to wonder how Adam and Eve were so stupid. They had only one law to keep. They were free to do everything else, but they fell for Satan's temptations, seemingly on the first try.

I finally gave them a little mercy when I realized they fell for the first lie ever told. We are used to being lied to continually, so the wiser of us, checks every statement to see if it is a lie. A person who had never heard a lie before would be much more likely to fall for a lie than those who know they need to be on the defense at all times.

The government schools teach people to blindly obey and trust authorities, so people don't learn to keep a watchful eye for lies. It is infuriating, but maybe a little more mercy is called for.