While I won't repeat what I said in Part 1, the comments to that post have left me thinking that some readers still don't understand what I'm saying and not saying and so are missing the point of the question. So, by way of review What I'm Not Saying and Not...
Total Depravity
Can Unbelievers Please God? Part 1
Most readers are familiar with the idea of "total depravity" as taught by many Christian theologians over the centuries -- the idea that (in overly broad strokes) humans are unable to turn themselves to God and are inherently sinful. Those who have read with some...