Quote (El1te @ Jul 28 2023 02:58am)
Sin isn't just something overtly bad or naughty - there are many levels of sin, with grievous mortal sins (such as murder) and far lesser sins (such as a night of heavy eating or drinking)
Sin isn't even close to arbitrary, it is common sense cause-and-effect. If you sin too much, you find yourself in a bad position. Lesser sins such as sloth, gluttony, and things that aren't really a big deal add up over time.
It really is common sense. To sin is to miss the mark.
If you indulge your sin of gluttony too much, you end up fat.
If you indulge your sin of sloth too much, you end up poor.
If you indulge your sin of lust too much, you end up with STDs and crazy baby mommas.
If you indulge your sin of wrath too much, you end up in prison.
It is non-religious and just common sense. The concept of karma (nothing to do with Abrahamic religions) is equivalent to sin
How is it a common sense that to be born is bad? How is common sense to wear linen and wool clothes a sin? How is working on a Sunday and not on Saturday a sin in what way is it common sense?
Christians make up these weird backwards rules that are literally opposite of common sense.
Common sense or conventional wisdom is almost always wrong. It is a loser's crutch. It's too general and doesn't apply to every situation. At one point what people thought was common sense turned out to be actually backwards and or possible or beneficial. Don't eat too much of that it's bad, steel is heavier than air How can it fly duh... 4minute mile is impossible everyone tried it for 1000's of years.
It's useful if you are in doubt because common sense errs on side of caution but use it sparingly.
When you use bible to live your life you turn off your brain because many of its weird laws have long been outdated. Laws change in 2000 years we will have new ones and the ones we think are good today will not be in the future.
Life is relative and context matters. Even killing is good in the right context. If it saves a million lives or prevents the planet destroyed.
Try using your head instead of drinking Christian koolaide it much more helpful. But I guess if you have mental issue and can't really function properly then I suppose conventional wisdom is better than nothing....oh well.