This is an illustration that best describes in human terms what I believe Eve did.
Picture the litle pieces of paper that contain an alcohol prep swab.
Sometimes I come accross one that is old*, and it's been hanging around for a while.
So what comes to mind is; "I wonder if it is still damp?"
I could open it to check (that is what our mother did).
or I could throw it away (that is what God did not do).
or I could leave it alone.
If I open it, then I will either pretend I need it and use it, then throw it away.
Or I should throw it away.
*but it still looks OK from the outside