stole it from amandas lj

[billiegoat92]

1.Grab the nearest book

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[the_stern]

Hehe..i knew you'd like that thing. It's kinda interesting....

its kathryn

[anonymous]

...Thus, bringing me to the idea that sin is transferred genetically, St. Augustine was merely trying to prove that every baby is born with sin just as every baby is born with eyes. The idea of wanting what you don’t have was a strategy employed by the prospect of ‘survival of the fittest’. At that time it was a necessity just as the babies need milk. QUOTE OF ST. AUGUSTINE: “Was it a sin to cry when I wanted to feed at the breast? ... if babies innocent, it is not though the lack of will to harm, but the lack of strength.” Unlike most saints, Augustine was a father, and the icy bite of the perception seems unsentimental rather than unloving. Babies strike out and scream not only for what they need but for what they want, whether it be food, attention, a little candle or sharp knife. With children the absence of judgment and control springs from natural limitation rather than any moral short coming, but it shows that sin is something missing, and it can be seen in human nature from the beginning. And often we do not know what is

[billiegoat92]

that makes sense. i understand that thing about the babies very very thoughtful. gosh y are you so darn smart?!?!?
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