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Gravity is the original sin. “Adam,” the name of the original human, derives from the Hebrew word for ground/earth (as well as “human” comes from Latin “humus”; ground, earth)
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As lifeforms evolved away from the sea to dwell on land, they were no longer sustained and floated by the water; they had to start working—expending much more energy just to stand up and walk around—to fight the gravitational pull. This is the Fall.
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