(July 14, 2012 at 12:42 pm)Polaris Wrote: I see the concept of original sin as a BS crutch for people to say they can't be blamed for their own mistakes. Everyone sins, so any concept of original sin is pointless in my view.
So, why did Jesus have to be sacrificed for our sins then?
Kind of seems like your cherry picking is leaving out the the entire purpose for Jesus 'dying for our sins' stuff.
What other important Christian doctrine did you decide, by fiat, that you don't have to believe in?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
