Caladan
Agnostic Pantheist
One of most well known dogmas is original sin. where it is claimed that humanity has a sinful nature as a result of the fall of man and the forbidden fruit incident.
this evil passes on through the generations, where we are seemingly bound to commit the evils of sin.
The thought I'd like to touch is if Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit are responsible for the evil committed by humanity in the world, what about the natural world as a whole, the world around us is not 'perfect' or completely divinely harmonious. there are horrendous natural elements around us, that we simply do not define as evil because they are not part of human society. how does Christian theology or dogma deals with the 'evils' of the natural world, for example, as many point out, what about parasites for example, what about larvae that eat their way through the hosts flesh, what about viruses? how do these sit with the creation of an almighty and perfect God. and how do these phenomena fit into the idea of evil and original sin, obviously parasites have no concept of our good and evil.
how does the dogma of original sin survives the modern information we have about the natural world. how do modern Christians conform this dogma to what we know about life in general? both homo sapiens and some other primates kill other members of their species for example, but only homo sapiens are 'sinful' when committing murder?
this evil passes on through the generations, where we are seemingly bound to commit the evils of sin.
The thought I'd like to touch is if Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit are responsible for the evil committed by humanity in the world, what about the natural world as a whole, the world around us is not 'perfect' or completely divinely harmonious. there are horrendous natural elements around us, that we simply do not define as evil because they are not part of human society. how does Christian theology or dogma deals with the 'evils' of the natural world, for example, as many point out, what about parasites for example, what about larvae that eat their way through the hosts flesh, what about viruses? how do these sit with the creation of an almighty and perfect God. and how do these phenomena fit into the idea of evil and original sin, obviously parasites have no concept of our good and evil.
how does the dogma of original sin survives the modern information we have about the natural world. how do modern Christians conform this dogma to what we know about life in general? both homo sapiens and some other primates kill other members of their species for example, but only homo sapiens are 'sinful' when committing murder?