Original Sin is true, that is fact. Take a look around the world. It will let you know.

Personally I would put forward that starting with that assumption is more gut-feeling/vibe based than science based, since our negative behaviors are able to be explained without the need for a supernatural answer.

I guess I’ll conclude with an observation; I started with equating ML’s to religious indoctrination since they have a sunk cost and interest only believing sources that reinforce their worldview despite solid evidence that is contrary to their views. I personally believe all dogmatic religions encourage that same phenomena, with the abrahamic religions and their offshoots being particularly stifling (though others such as Confucianism can be similarly bad), due to their direct encouragement of seeing any outside information as the devil’s work.

As someone who believed those dogmas for a long time, I know that such teachings essentially give a perception of paranoia that any person who isn’t in the same club is a potential source of evil or temptation into the mind, which results in automatically assuming all counter-information being dismissed or not properly investigated out of the discomfort it can create. I personally look back on those days as a very bleak and sad time due to that worldview, I hope you avoid it.

As all of the information presented was exclusively from biased pro-catholic sources, I’m sorry to say I remain unconvinced, just as I remain unconvinced by ML’s for similar reasons. However, I want to say thank you for taking the time to explain how you came to these conclusions and views, I did find it enlightening.

I wish you the best.