Re: Man, inherently evil?
Originally posted by Regret
Genesis 1:3131 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day
I don't understand the idea that men are inherently evil. I don't feel like researching the scripture references, so if someone wants to share their views on the subject feel free, although I might disagree 😛
Uhh..i think you left out the rest of the story..like ya know..the whole "tree of knowledge good/evil" thing... 🙂
Originally posted by Gay Guy
Nah, the choice that the creation made made the creation evil..😉
So he had to make a choice between two things, which were (to him) neither wrong nor right?
Considering that he hadn't yet eaten from the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, he didn't know that obeying God and not eating would be good. Neither did he know that eating from the tree was bad. Can it really be a sin if he didn't know it was wrong?
In fact, was there a choice at all? Adam didn't know the consequences of his action either way, and nor did he know that any action was right or wrong.
Originally posted by Stealth Agent
Im confused are we discussing from the christian point of view is Man inherentley evil?Or from the scientific point of view?
From the christian yes, because there born with orignal sin.
From the scientific no, because evil is only a word a point of view.
It is the Christian one. I was responding to another post, and it got a bit scientific.