Work and Job

Rarely considered in what is often taken to be the 'science' vs. 'religion' conflict is contrasting examples of concepts of Work.  In Newtonian Physics, Work is a Force that moves an object from one location.  In Genesis 3, Work is the exertion of Adam and Eve that transforms fig-leaves into girdles.  Thus, one kind of Work is a type of Efficient Causality, while the other is a type that is not recognized in that theory--Formal Causality.  Accordingly, another contrast is that the former kind is part of a mechanistic chain of Efficient Causes, while the latter involves some degree of personal autonomy.  Now, what in contemporary life is often connoted by 'work', namely 'a job', in many cases, is an activity of the first kind--part of a chain of mechanistic forces, while in many others, involves some degree of creativity.  So, if 'work' has a negative connotation to someone, it is likely that their job is of the first kind, and, if it has a positive connotation, it is likely that it is of the second.  Similarly, insofar as Work is conceived as a punishment in the Theological tradition that is based on Genesis 3, it has strayed from its original meaning.