@Prophet:
Thanks for the clarification my brother. I do see more in common with the Eden story and Babel than the Trade Center and Babel, but I'll give a go at your questions nonetheless..
How many of us work the field or hunt are own food?
Since much of the Bible is allegory, I'd say we still work.. so we still "work the field". I could legitimately ask you what field of work you're in. I think it's tantamount to the same thing. As far as hunting goes, many people still do. I myself hunt for bargains at the market, but I know that's stretching it more than a bit.
How many of us even work hard for the money used to buy food?
Easily most of us.
Do we "toil" in the biblical sense?
I'd say yes, but I'm not sure what you mean by biblical sense. I'm assuming you mean do we tire our bodies and minds at work.
How many women give birth without the use of drugs?
Thankfully that's an option, but I think you'd be surprised at how many do. Have you ever seen a birth? Even with drugs, short of an epidural, it's no picnic. My wife had two, and kept the drugs to the minimum on our first. The second was a breach, so drugs were manditory for the surgery. The recovery from the surgery was yet another not-picnic.
And then in many cases parents don't even put any effort into raising their kids, they just feed and water them like some type of potted plant.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that you don't have kids. Even the easiest ones are the most difficult task you'll ever take on. And I ain't just whistlin' Dixie!
We have found respite from nearly all of these punishments.
..and as Martha Stewart says: "That's a good thing"
Even death is avoided much longer then it once was.
I'm gonna go out on another limb here, and guess that you are fairly young. Get past 30 and get back to me on that one.
We had forgotten what true suffering was, we had forgotten how fragile we are.
Get past 30 and get back to me on that one too.
Two planes reminded us. Maybe not an act of god, but I wouldn't dismiss it as his will.
As an atheist myself, I'd dismiss it pretty quickly. As far as reminding us of our fragility, yes, but at what cost.