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Mopsus
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Re: If Genesis is a metaphor, where did humans acquire original sin?

« on: July 10, 2016, 03:11:34 PM »

From the writings of St. Paul.

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Mopsus
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Re: If Genesis is a metaphor, where did humans acquire original sin?

« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2016, 02:54:12 PM »

Quote from: DC Al Fine on July 12, 2016, 08:37:53 PM

What exactly would original sin be a metaphor for?

The development of the superego.

One sees the beginning of said feature in chimps and wolves, for example, but only in man does it become pathological.

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Mopsus
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Re: If Genesis is a metaphor, where did humans acquire original sin?

« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2016, 09:24:33 PM »

^ haha, thanks! Right back at you, my friend.

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