The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they did or whether it is merely a fact that all men sin does not basically affect the problem of suffering.

  • -- Walter Arnold Kaufmann 沃尔特·阿诺德·考夫曼

原罪说认为所有人都在亚当身上犯了罪;但是,不管他们是否犯了罪,或者这仅仅是一个事实,即所有的人都犯了罪,并不会从根本上影响受苦的问题。

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People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom an opportunity of concealing a big belly, or at least the consequences of it.

有钱财的人犯罪,却不显露自己的快乐;但是仆人和较穷的女人很少有机会隐藏自己的大肚子,或者至少隐藏大肚子带来的后果。

Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity.

痛苦是永恒的、朦胧的、黑暗的,它具有无限的本质。

Suffering ceases to be suffering when we form a clear picture of it.

当我们对痛苦有一个清晰的认识时,痛苦就不再是痛苦了。

He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it.

在可能的时候不禁止罪恶的人,就是命令罪恶的人。