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larryjf · #6 (**permalink**) 05-24-2007, 10:18 PM

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On the subject of sin being inherent in human nature:
"then point out in the brain where "sin" is so that we can remove it. if "sin" is a biological part of our make-up, then you can find it using even the simplest fMRI. help mankind out and tell us where it is! but no. it is not there, is it? we find nothing but NATURAL causes and effects in our brains. i wish it were not so, but your hypothesis is nothing more than wishful thinking on your part.

I may be way off here, so please correct me if i am...

You can not point to the object of sin any more than you can point to the object of human nature. Sin is a corruption of human nature and is in every cell of mankind. It is not confined to our vision, yet it is found there as we lust after others. It is not confined to our mouth, yet it is found there as we curse others.

This is why we consider mankind to be "total depraved." Not in the sense of being as bad as we can be, but in the sense of being depraved in our entirety.