I saw this meme that made me think...
Now memes aren't the most trustworthy source of information, to put it lightly, so I took to the Bible to see for myself. It all starts in Genesis 2:
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
Then the famous snake comes along in Genesis 3:
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
6 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. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
6 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. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
The Bible doesn't explain why exactly they covered up, but as they just learned what things are good and what things are evil, and acted immediately, I'd say they realized being naked is evil (according to this book) and they wanted to correct that. Adam's reaction when God asks where they are also supports this:
10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”
A few things to notice here:
1) What happened when they ate the fruit, was exactly what the snake said would happen. God, however, was either wrong or blatantly lied about the consequences.
2) God intended for them to live naked although that was evil, and for them to be ignorant of their wrongdoing.
3) When Adam and Eve stopped doing that evil thing, and did was what right instead, he got angry and punished them.
You know the saying: a bad guy will tell you he's good, a good guy will show you.
