Posted: Apr 20, 2017 8:19 am
theropod wrote:Thise bits of the Bible about creation also are a central tenet of Christianity. Without the original sin, for which the Christ provided the perfect sacrifice to attone for this sin, there is no need for forgiveness and no need for the Christ. If there is no need for the Christ there is no defense of Christianity. Of course you could be referring to a flavor of Christianity where no association to said sacrificing is needed, but no such Christianity can then be called Christianity.
Yes, there's those types of Christians but there's also Christians who believe that Genesis 3 is also metaphorical. They believe Original Sin is a result of our natural base desires, and that Jesus's sacrifice was still required. You could argue they're undergoing tortured mental gymnastics to maintain their views on both reality and Christianity, but that's just the type of people we're dealing with.
Admittedly, I don't understand their viewpoint rather well. My dim view on religion means I didn't really look into it that much. I just know they exist, and that evolution is not a problem for them.
I can't further any arguments for this, so I'll automatically cede to you when you make your inevitable follow up post to this.