 Self-centeredness made Adam and Eve eat of it, thus failing to acknowledge and respect the world as it was created by God, with its hierarchy of beings and values.They would not have fallen into pride and lack of wisdom, if Satan had not sown into their senses "the root of evil" ("radix Mali").Their nature was wounded by concupiscence or libido, which affected human intelligence and will, as well as affections and desires, including sexual desire.