Now, let me look at this in terms of nestedness:<\/p>\n
In terms of actuality, Augustine focused on acts of moral impotence.<\/p>\n
This pattern of moral impotence situates humans as descended from Adam and Eve and thereby sharing the consequences of the Fall.<\/p>\n
In terms of possibility, Adam\u2019s transgression potentiates our moral impotence.<\/p>\n
Acts of moral impotence(the consequences of Adam\u2019s transgression) defines \u201cconcupiscence\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cCon<\/em>\u201d is Latin for \u201cwith\u201d.\u00a0 \u201cCupere<\/em>\u201d is Latin for \u201cto desire\u201d.\u00a0 \u201cScence<\/em>\u201d stands for \u201cthe condition of\u201d.\u00a0 \u201cActs of moral impotence\u201d situates \u201cthis flaw \u2013 this spirit – in human nature that allows me to desire the good while at the same time drawing me away to my own gratification\u201d.<\/p>\n Augustine\u2019s concept of Original Sin puts the above discussion into context as:<\/p>\n Original Sin(acts of moral impotence(descent from Adam and Eve))<\/p>\n Original Sin(concupiscence())<\/p>\n Original Sin(acts of moral impotence(a flaw \u2013 a spirit \u2013 in human nature that allows me to desire the good while at the same time drawing me away to my own gratification)<\/p>\n Only the greatest philosophers can perform such slights of hand.<\/p>\n Through the term \u201cconcupiscence\u201d, \u201cdescent from Adam and Eve\u201d equaled \u201ca flaw in human nature\u201d.<\/p>\n This suggests the possibility that \u201cconcupiscence\u201d may be an \u201cempty term\u201d that stands for \u201ca thing that cannot be contextualized\u201d because it is purely situational.<\/p>\n Does that not sound like the nature of self-gratification?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now, let me look at this in terms of nestedness: In terms of actuality, Augustine focused on acts of moral impotence. This pattern of moral impotence situates humans as descended from Adam and Eve and thereby sharing the consequences of the Fall. In terms of possibility, Adam\u2019s transgression potentiates our moral impotence. Acts of moral […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-science-of-original-sin"],"yoast_head":"\n