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Podcast: PRay TeLL, Dr. Hash
Episode: 1312 Original Sin
Description: Original Sin is the Catholic idea that babies are born evil and must accept Jesus Christ as their savior, which means to follow Christ's example to overcome their evil ways so that they can be allowed into the Kingdom of Heaven. It sounds mystical but that's because it's viewed through the lens of religion rather than as symbolic of how people actually act. In reality, without indoctrination, people default to sins of envy, resentment, greed, avarice, selfishness, malevolence, spite & perversity.
Conservatives believe society should attempt to overcome those predilections, always on the precipice of failure. However, that understanding is directly...