[steve-b]

This of course is a completely liberal concept which denies the truth of original sin, the concept that man has a fallen nature and has does not have the power within himself to overcome and resist temptation to perversion and sin without the help of divine grace.

This "truth" is testable -- if one finds a single example of an atheist who resists temptation, then it fails.

We have several such counterexamples right here on FR.

[murphE]

This "truth" is testable -- if one finds a single example of an atheist who resists temptation, then it fails.

Any person may be able to resist any particular temptation, as well as perform acts of natural goodness apart from divine grace, but he will not be able to resist every temptation and will have a strong inclination to evil. The idea that man has the ability to solve the problem of evil through psychology, education or technology etc. apart from divine grace is error.