Sin and Original Sin
February 1, 2012 at 10:33 am
(This post was last modified: February 1, 2012 at 10:38 am by Freedom.)
I am a preschool teacher. I am more than familiar with behavior modification for young children. In my classroom I use Gordon's teacher effectiveness training approach. Basically I help the children talk their problems out with each other. I do not use any incentives or punishment. They learn how to use their words to express their feelings instead of hurting each other.
Last night it finally dawned on me that this is solid proof that there is no such thing as original sin, or sin at all. I stopped believing in sin long ago, but it's finally hitting me that I am dealing with learned behavior, not sin. Children are complex people. Heck, we're all complex! And that's important to remember, that our behavior can't always be simplified to "good" and "bad".
Thoughts?
Last night it finally dawned on me that this is solid proof that there is no such thing as original sin, or sin at all. I stopped believing in sin long ago, but it's finally hitting me that I am dealing with learned behavior, not sin. Children are complex people. Heck, we're all complex! And that's important to remember, that our behavior can't always be simplified to "good" and "bad".
Thoughts?
God is a personification of ourselves, what we wish to be, and that which we do not understand.
