I don't think that's a fair evaluation of the Christian position.
Effectively, they think that God made the world for the perfect version of humanity (Adam), and only once we had "fallen" did "corruption" enter the world, destroying the previous paradise. In the Christian version, we are to blame for the way we have handled the stewardship of the planet... it is, ironically, a surprisingly secular position, despite its belief that "sin-magic" is the root cause.
Of course, this goes against all we have learned of the brutal nature of the evolution of life on earth... multiple mass extinctions that wiped out as much as 90% of the species on the planet, "snowball earth", and the clear genetic evidence that we did not spring from a single pair of individuals. So, there's that.
Effectively, they think that God made the world for the perfect version of humanity (Adam), and only once we had "fallen" did "corruption" enter the world, destroying the previous paradise. In the Christian version, we are to blame for the way we have handled the stewardship of the planet... it is, ironically, a surprisingly secular position, despite its belief that "sin-magic" is the root cause.
Of course, this goes against all we have learned of the brutal nature of the evolution of life on earth... multiple mass extinctions that wiped out as much as 90% of the species on the planet, "snowball earth", and the clear genetic evidence that we did not spring from a single pair of individuals. So, there's that.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
