“Since the Fall, man had accepted labor as a penance and for its power to work redemption. It was not a law of nature which forced man to work, but the effect of a curse.” MenLawFallWorkEffectsLaborAcceptedRedemptionCurseLaws Of NaturePenance Book:Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason Source: Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
“I'm going to preach there was no Fall because there was nothing to fall from, and no Redemption because there was no Fall, and no Judgment because there wasn't the first two. Nothing matters but that Jesus was a liar.” FirstsTwoMatterFallJesusAtheismJudgmentPositive AtheismRedemptionLiarsNothing Matters Book:Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories Source: Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
“By the fall a poison was handed to mankind through a woman [Eve], by the Redemption man was given salvation also through a woman [Mary].” MenFallGivenMankindSalvationRedemptionPoisonMary Author:Saint Augustine