Such metaphysical wranglings may seem unimportant to many. Nevertheless, anthropocentrism lies at the very heart of original sin. Pride and moral autonomy are derived from the exaltation of self, which is based upon an orientation to self. To bind reality at a worldview level to human perception provides the ultimate greenhouse for humanism—the floodgates of which broke during the Enlightenment and continue to inundate to this day. Though many regard Greek philosophy as benign (or even beneficial) to the Christian faith, it should be remembered that Socrates was widely believed in his day to be demonized, a fact greatly mitigated or completely ignored by modern historians. Unfortunately, many early Christians also disregarded this testimony. - John P. Harrigan, the Gospel of Christ Crucified, p.40