god and communication, page-162

OK, why do innocent babies die? as you say they havent committed any sin. You dont believe in God but for those that do why does he destroy them? The original Sin may have been knowledge of good and evil but the consequences were we are flesh and can die. The downes children can not look after themselves, with out a lot of assistence they would soon perish. If that isnt a demonstration of sin what is. You have an understanding of what constitutes sin and I have my own definition. In calling them sinners I am not implying any evil simply a statement of fact relating to cause and effect