Pain Plus Curiosity Make Us Human

Pain, desire, longing, hunger, thirst are among the prerequisites for curiosity, wonder, creativity.

We needed to leave the Garden of Eden. We'd still be sitting on our arses there not having invented anything, achieved anything, discovered anything if Adam and Eve hadn't asked, what if? They probably shouldn't have lied about it, although the ability to deceive and deflect is an important stage in human development. It shows up around ages 8 or 9. Children younger see truth as the story that will please the adults.