Aspects of Original Sin

 I believe it's thermodynamics expressing the remedy for containing unbridled and willful disobedience. The form of humans embedded in thermodynamics fields reflects drives to input energy for expansion (eating); sex, will to power etc  are thermodynamics categorical imperatives. That brings all sorts of sins naturally i.e. murder, cannibalism,  theft adultery, slavery etc. 

Amoeba don't have the sophistication for sins as humans, and they are stupid and innocent of moral culpability,  yet they share select thermodynamic requisites for existing with humans.

Tyndale, the Lollards and the Protestant reformation followed after the dark ages. The printing press was invented to publish the Bible and became the advanced tech tool for accelerating the pace of education  catalyzing technology's progress. Before that Christians laboriously copying or writing manuscripts were, I believe, the primary  leaders producing works for literacy for the west during the dark ages.