Of the various ideas that come from the Old Testament the concept of Original Sin is the one that I find most interesting. I had, however, never thought of Original Sin as being an essential part of my moral code until reading this brief discussion, the key line of which is 'We need Original Sin as a restraint against our arrogant – and possibly evil – self-certainty'. To understand and accept your own capacity for evil is a valuable starting point for any moral code.
"I had, however, never thought of Original Sin as being an essential part of my moral code"
ReplyDeleteNeither had the Roman Catholic Church. They used the concept for centuries to infer that women were evil beings close to the devil.