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Why would God create something inherently sinful?
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I've talked to Christians about this before, and most of them have come to the conclusion that God didn't create evil, or create anything inherently sinful; rather, he created free will, and with it he created the
possibility of evil, and the
possibility that something inherently sinful could come to exist.
The concept of the Christian God is a very troublesome one. Can God sin? If he can't, he's not omnipotent; but if he can, then he's not all-good, unless committing sins is good.
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Original Sin, obviously, is a crucial part of Judeo-Christian theology: the belief that Adam and Eve's transgression placed mankind in a state of inherent sinfulness. The need for redemption, particularly the redemption offered by Jesus Christ, centers around this idea.
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Is that a crucial part of Judaism? I would tend to think it's just Christianity, since I'm not aware of any "redemption" themes in Judaism. I'm foggy on my Jewish theology though, so don't quote me on that one.