(November 16, 2018 at 6:41 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: I think it's the other way around as Khem has been saying. Without moral knowledge, "sin" becomes impossible.
I personally find meaning in the Adam and Eve story when interpreted in the way CL has done above. When we evolved to have enough intelligence to distinguish moral and immoral behavior, we then became morally responsible.
That would entirely depend on your definition of sin and morality. If you define sin as: what is morally wrong to my person, then a moral knowledge would be necessary. I do not define sin that way so I disagree and we have not discussed morality
Do you define morality as having conscience or remorse for perceived wrongdoing?
If you do, by CL and your definition: Socipaths couldn't sin because they have no moral knowledge
I'm open to persuasion though.
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