Adam and Eve chose freedom

Pre apple, all A/E's choices led to happiness. If the means to an ends is believed , then one path to happiness is suffice ie get rid of all choice=> lose our freedom and let God guide us . This is herd mentality. Although there are many choices to happiness, there are infinite more choices w/c lead to unhappiness, shame, greed etc. hence when A/E chose to eat the apple, their choices increased hence if freedom is choice, A/E chose freedom. It follows that more freedom increases our odds of unhappiness. But lack of choice to some degree leads to unhappiness. Clearly chosing a path is a reward in itself. Would this have to be sacrificed in the road to happiness? Our choices are our essence of being. To follow the herd is to rob ourselves from this essence unless following the herd was a well thought out choice.