Chapter 10 Sin and Utopia

Here's what I got out of our discussion about chapter 10:

Samantha brought up the interesting point that this chapter doesn't seem to fit in with the general tone of the book. I hadn't thought of it while I was reading it, but it is somewhat different. Keller presents an explanation of Sin, but doesn't take it all the way to relating that explanation to explaining the Christian worldview and Gospel to unbelievers. (Maybe upcoming in chapter 11)
Upon thinking about Keller's presentation, one of the most outstanding points that he makes, in my opinion, is that the idea of the Fall is not present in mythical creation stories. Most of them assume that violence, death, jealousy, etc. have always existed among the gods or that the world was the product of some cosmic calamity. This is different from the Christian claim that in he beginning everything was good and that Sin polluted everything. It presents hope also, because there is the possibility of restoration to an unpolluted state. I think that is a powerful explanation for evil in the world. Without sin, why shouldn't we eventually expect a Utopia to develop?