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Original sin is, according to a theological doctrine, humanity's state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man. This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as insignificant as a slight deficiency, or a tendency toward sin yet without collective guilt, referred to as a "sin nature", to something as drastic as total depravity or automatic guilt by all humans through collective guilt.

doctrine = scriptural foundation is in the New Testament teaching of Paul the Apostle. (Romans 5:12-21 and 1 Corinthians 15:22)

Others see original sin also as the cause of actual sins: "a bad tree bears bad fruit" (Matthew 7:17), although, in this view, original and actual sin may be difficult to distinguish.

Matthew 7:17 - Even so, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the sickly tree bears bad fruit.

How do you see original sin?