We are alienated from God, enemies-blind, foolish, and evil. This is not the picture of an innocent lion cub, like Simba, asleep to his real nature. Our hearts need conversion, not awakening. If we stir the human heart to life without the transformation of God's Holy Spirit, it will only spew forth evil, hatred and deception. No act of love is acceptable to God unless it is done by His power and for His glory.
Pagans believe that making distinctions is sin.
The Bible teaches the very opposite. The original sin is the refusal of divine distinctions, in particular, the first distinction of all, the absolute distinction between the Creator and the creature. Here is how it goes. Eve falls for the lie that in order to be free, she must make her own, independent choices, and create her own world. Only the Creator knows what the creation should look like.