Kilroy J. OldsterOriginal sin and conscious awareness of human fallibility is the perpetual agent of transformation in human affairs. Humankind’s behavior is pathological; it is an admixture of instinct and reason, kindness and cruelty, immorality and seeking redemption.
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Original sin and conscious awareness of human fallibility is the perpetual agent of transformation in human affairs. Humankind’s behavior is pathological; it is an admixture of instinct and reason, kindness and cruelty, immorality and seeking redemption. The word "original" means that the sin was done before one was born into this world. The idea of original sin is that we are all born with a sinful nature. This sinful nature makes us act exactly as we do without any thought of right or wrong.
Conscious awareness means that we know our sinful nature already, but our sinful nature has not allowed us to act on it. We realize that there is no good side to this behavior, but we cannot stop acting on it because it is part of who we are; therefore, the only solution is redemption through godly service.
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
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