Lazy Atheism?

[Angrboda]

I'm not sure how one is going to split that baby.  If Adam and Eve aren't literal, then Christ's sacrifice becomes pointless.

Not necessarily. There's a school of thought that Adam and Eve are simply representations for humanity. In fact, in Hebrew, the word 'adam' functions as a pronoun for both an individual male and for all mankind. That said, it's not implausible that Christ's sacrifice is for the atonement of the sins of humanity, not for the 'original sin' of two people.

We can blame Paul for the confusion.

Boru

Yes, I'm aware of such views, but I don't think they square the circle. For one, then you have God responsible for man's sins being the creator of imperfection.