Why do libertarians seem to reject the sinful nature of humanity?
Question 24 in Faith Seeking Freedom: Updated & Expanded
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Perhaps one can argue that because not all libertarians are Christians, these libertarians don’t believe in the sinful nature of humanity in the first place, but it is the same for political conservatives and progressives as well.
As should be evident from the libertarian arguments against political power throughout this book, libertarians have a keen sense for the evil people can perpetrate against one another when social institutions are set up with aggression at their forefront. Libertarian historians take great pains to understand the depth of human depravity that takes place through states and their activities, especially wars and their effects on more common people. Libertarians don’t reject the sinful nature of humanity, but rather pinpoint just how awful the sinful nature of people can come out when political power corrupts them even further. An evil person acting alone is much more easily thwarted than an evil person commanding the power of the state.