God it appears does not like challengers.
Marie
Tim Rhodes wrote:
> Kristee ranted:
>
> > Like a child
> > that has broken a lamp tells his mommy (or Daddy!) on his sister that
> > spilled her milk, a man can prove he's self-righteous by condemning others
> > with a make-believe quality like Original Sin.
>
> Okay, I apologize in advance to everyone that's been on the list for a while and
> heard me raise this point over an over again every time someone brings up
> Original Sin, but...
> (sorry, can't stop myself)
>
> What was that Original Sin and why is was it so signifigant? Sure, they ate an
> apple, right? But which one? From which tree? That's right, kids, from "the
> fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil". And why were they kicked
> out of paradise? Let's look at the actual quote:
> "And the Lord God said, `Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good
> and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life,
> and eat, and live forever:
> "Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the
> ground from whence he was taken." --Genesis 3:22-23 (KJV)
>
> Why were they booted out of Eden? What was that "Original Sin" that makes all of
> the rest of religion necessary?
>
> Awareness. Knowing that there *can be* a right and wrong and having to *choose*,
> is man's primary inborn blemish.
>
> Toss that one back at your Religion Studies Prof.-
> -Prof. Tim
>
> > The whole point of sin is to shift the blame from ourselves, the
> > evil deeds we commit due to our own dark natures along with free will to
> > commit these acts, to some bodiless, mystical force that is externalized,
> > like Satan. Just blame it on the Devil, he can do anything. (just like God
> > in fact) Using Satan and Sin, you can also readily explain why the world
> > is corrupt and people are wretched if we are created by God, the ultimate
> > Good, thereby justifying the belief in Him. Like I said, a huge part is
> > also casting away self-blame and purifying oneself by the popular act of
> > "confessing your sins". A
> > Actually, our ideas seem to go hand-in-hand, so why am I debating?
> > Well I know it's because I just spent an all-nighter not long ago writing a
> > futile paper "On the Nature of Sin" for a woman (my Reli. St. TA) trying to
> > convince her that sin does not at all exist when I know very well she
> > thinks it does.
> > I guess I wasn't done counter-preaching yet. There, it's out. =)
> >
> >
-- MarieWho in real life exists as
The Noble Lady Casey, Serpent's Hold, Sonoma Shard, Britannia