Re: Please read...

Thank you Mark for responding to my thought piece. I will take your words to heart. Matthew Fox is just one of many writers who delves into the concept of "original sin" and the idea that humanity is inherently imperfect, impure or outright evil. Two other books that I've read recently include Gully and Mulholland's "If Grace is True" and "If God is Love". I agree with you that not all of Christianity is characterized by coercion. This was an over-generalization on my part that I regret. To answer your question... I do not know why humankind is responsible for so much "bad" in this world, any more than I know why humankind is responsible for so much "good". I guess my central point is that there is no reason to assume that humankind is intrinsically bad or good. Personally, I think it is an irrelevant argument. Humankind is simply the way it is... a combination of good and bad. Plus, I do not pretend to know the mind of "God". I would guess that if "God" is perfect and good, then he/she/it must have a purpose for everything in Creation, and that ultimately the purpose must be for good. Our identification of certain people and events being "bad" is based on our limited perspective, I think. In other words, it is all an illusion.

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