Postmodern Thought and Creativity

Postmodern Thought and Creativity Vs. St. Augustine's Doctrine of Original Sin

St. Augustine's doctrine of Original Sin has been challenged by post-modern thought and creativity. According to Augustine, humanity has fallen from his original condition because Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. To recover humankind's original condition, Augustine claims, our faith in Jesus Christ can rescue us and help us recover the "image of God."

Post-modern thought and creativity, however, claims that "creativity is about making mistakes. In fact, there is no such things as 'mistakes' in the creative process; there are only different ways of doing things.

"We should not be afraid of our mistakes. The moment we are afraid, we limit our chances of exploring new creative avenues. If our mistake (or sin) does not lead us to anything creative this time, at least we can learn from it. Next time we'll know which steps to avoid to be closer to our goal."
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"Do you mean Augustine was wrong?", his student asked.
"He didn't know he was wrong. . .thought he was right based on primitive science," his teacher answered. "That's always been the problem of Christians ever since," he concluded.
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Source: creativXpert.com/travel/accidental-discovery-port. With additional comment by J.N.Riingen