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And, we know from the Biblical record, the history of mankind outside Scripture, and from personal experience (if we are honest about it) that the Bible's teaching on original sin is an accurate picture of the state of mankind both collectively and individually. The world is in the condition it is in - hatred, bloodshed, disease, death, and chaos - because of original sin. Because the Bible presents an accurate picture, God's holy law (and our inability to keep it) shows us our desperate condition.<ref>[http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=59300&columnid=5433 What is New Atheism's Doctrine of Sin?] By Dr. Paul M. Elliott</ref>}}

And, we know from the Biblical record, the history of mankind outside Scripture, and from personal experience (if we are honest about it) that the Bible's teaching on original sin is an accurate picture of the state of mankind both collectively and individually. The world is in the condition it is in - hatred, bloodshed, disease, death, and chaos - because of original sin. Because the Bible presents an accurate picture, God's holy law (and our inability to keep it) shows us our desperate condition.<ref>[http://www.teachingtheword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=59300&columnid=5433 What is New Atheism's Doctrine of Sin?] By Dr. Paul M. Elliott</ref>}}

== Sin as a cause of atheism ==

== Sin as a cause of atheism ==