(June 28, 2013 at 2:37 am)Consilius Wrote: If Adam's sin (a theological concept and not a historical assertion) makes it so that people live by a code of retribution, the principles of this code need to be channeled by the law of the God who is still the ruler of these people (the Jewish law). After centuries of this law, it comes to completion at a chosen time through Christ.
I'd say that's a pretty wonderful reason not to base legal codes on theological concepts. So much blood and suffering resulting from the real-world consequences of a mythical event.
