Original sin or original innocence?

[smoothmoniker]

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Is there some latent evil in social behavior that is not evident in "natural man" (apart from social interaction)? If so, how is this different from the idea of original sin?
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*****Um... If the logic is that evil is taught by society then you're talking about 'Original innocence.'

No, the evil is still latent in the individuals, and only becomes apparent when they interact in society. This is what "original sin" postulates, that there is a tendency toward evil behavior within humans.

The burden is on those who oppose "original sin" to demonstrate how society, as constructed of individuals, can be evil and teach evil when each of the individual members is purely good.

-sm