I found this definition, or if you will, explanation of the Christian doctrine of original sin in the book "The Irony of American History" by Reinhold Niebuhr. It was published in 1952.
He states that the Christian doctrine of original sin "asserts the obvious fact that all men are persistently inclined to regard themselves more highly and are more assiduously inclined with their own interests than any 'objective' view of their importance would warrant."
Any comments, either in agreement or disagreement?
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