After creation the beauty and the poetry of a cosmology in sync with the desires and plans of the creator is disrupted by the misguided actions of Eve and the willful disobedience of Adam. A cursory read presents a face value cause-and-effect prose yet a nuanced exploration of the details of the events illuminates crucial insights that reveal why we keep falling for evil when we know its cancerous nature and consequences. The post presents 6 trenchant lessons from the account of the fall of humanity captured in Genesis chapter 3.