Henry Imler September 6th, 2006

Using Jesus and Adam as examples, the concept of original sin is not consistent with the rest of scripture: Mass Theology:The heritage of sin

This was my basic argument:

1. Either all humans have original sin or all humans do not have original sin.
2. If at least one human does not have original sin, all humans do not have original sin
3. Jesus was fully human
4. A necessary condition of a perfect sacrifice is a lack of sin.
5. Jesus was a perfect sacrifice.
6. Therefore Jesus was without sin.
7. Jesus did not have original sin
8. Therefore Jesus was fully human and did not have origional sin
9. Therefore, all humans do not have original sin.

Let’s look more closely at the central part of the argument:

1. If at least one human does not have original sin, all humans do not have original sin.
2. Jesus was fully human and did not have origional sin.
3. Therefore all humans do not have original sin.

Restated it is as follows:

1. If O, then A
2. O
3. Therefore A

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