(March 22, 2013 at 6:27 pm)John V Wrote: Says the guy who thinks the concept of sin originated with Christianity.
Oh please.
Of course the concept of sin didn't originate with Christianity.
But the thread is about Christianity, so my post was aimed at the Christian definition of sin.
And why point out that the concept of sin didn't originate with Christianity? You don't care about how other religions define what a sin is in their belief systems.
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.