Original sin was the sin of succumbing to the temptation of "eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil" even when we'd been told not to by God. This is quite a powerful metaphor for us human beings trying to go our own way and decide for ourselves what right and wrong are, (based on our own desires and using our intellect to try to justify our selfish actions) rather than obeying the knowledge of right and wrong that is imprinted on our hearts.
Original sin is said to have darkened our minds and weakened our hearts. Because of our self-serving natures and our ability to use arguments and philosophical tricks to try to "prove" just about anything, we've actually made it much harder for ourselves to recognise the difference between right and wrong, and we've made it harder for ourselves to do the right thing. We lack faith and commitment, so even when we know the right thing to do, we often find that we are unable to do it.
Faith can move mountains, but if we convince ourselves that we're not sure what right and wrong are "really", we will inevitably lack that faith.
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