Cannot achieve our destiny by human action, but by acknowledging that in our finitude we are distinct from the infinite God, and by accepting our position as creatures. We can do this only when the Spirit of God lifts us above ourselves to see this. We can take up our charge of dominion over creation only by accepting our finitude and by respecting our shared finitude with creation. The Difficulty of the Topic Decline of doctrine of original sin made Reformation emphasis on recognition of sin as a condition of assurance of salvation problematic. People don't feel specifically guilty, so they give up on Christianity.
Emotional taboo surrounds theme of sin in public consciousness.
All we have now is vague sense of sensual strivings over against reason. Reduction of concept of original sin to acts of sin to individual act of sin. This is a problem for folks who live basically upright lives. To many people, the unmasking of the neurotic character of the Christian sense of guilt demonstrated the oppressive nature of the entire Christian belief in God. Evil as a doctrine still carries some weight.