From your brief synopsis of the Adam & Eve story, it appears that the only 'free thinking' that has been discouraged is yours.

You are 'free' to interpret it as you like. If that's really all you get from the story, and if its all you care to get, well then it's your loss.

Best,
AppleOnYa

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.

- THOMAS JEFFERSON