Quote Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
It was so you can die a good death, I guess. Commit all the sins you wish, Jesus has already died for the Original one so you have nothing to worry about. But sinning to destroy others, whether it's destroying them materialistically or spiritually, is not allowable because it deters the evolution of the human race.
You know what I'd like? I'd like to know what the hell "sin" is. What counts as sinning, and what doesn't? Even the best theologians are constantly arguing over it, so how is the layman supposed to figure it out?

And what IS up with this Original Sin? If God sent Jesus to Earth to get rid of Original Sin, does that mean that God made a mistake by instituting it in the first place? And why do so many Christians insist that Original Sin is still here? Why doesn't Jesus tell them that it isn't?

The answer is that Jesus is dead. Long dead. Assuming he existed in the first place, that is.
But smoke all the pot you want. That's why Jesus died.

The proceeding was a view of an independent party and not one that can be backed with the views or intentions of beachguy, inc.
Wow. Modern Christianity is way off the mark then. Jesus should really start telling people the truth when people talk to him. Oh wait, I forgot...

Can we please get over these ancient fairy tales and accept the world for what it really is? The fact is, any just and loving God would not include sin and evil into his creation. People like to say that good could not exist without evil, but if God is all-powerful certainly he could make a world with good but no evil. Therefore, there is no benevolent, omniscient, omnipotent being of any sort anywhere in the universe. It just can't be, if we look at the world around us and use a little common sense.