I'm torn on this one. I know that certain things I have given up (Or am trying to) can be very hard to do so, because I already know I like them. But, there's also a certain level of power coming from the things that I wanted to do, but will not now due to my newer found morals. Sort of a "But I never even got to try it!" approach.
What are your thoughts?
2007-02-14 02:36:28 · 8 answers · asked by intothecrimsonsky 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I just want to say to the person who mentioned it in their answer, it has nothing to do with drugs, actually. I'm happy to say I've never even tried them. ^_^
Try not to assume something you don't know. =\
2007-02-14 02:42:37 · update #1
Also, although I appreciate and respect any answer I get to this, I want to say that this isn't intended to start a debate about whether sin is even real or not. Just simply wondering what your thoughts are on which motivation is more powerful to draw us to do it.
If you'd prefer, think of it as just something that your parents told you is wrong and you shouldn't do.
2007-02-14 02:46:20 · update #2
Curiosity is more likely to be a motivator, but if you have an addictive personality then it becomes the experience that is the motivator. To sin is human nature, we all want what you can't or shouldn't have. If we don't try something out of curiosity we will never have the craving to continue to crave after it.
2007-02-14 02:45:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first thing that someone should be considering is whether the idea of sin is actually real.
If God is supposed to be perfect how could She have made anything or anyone that wasn't perfect.
Think about it. The idea of sin assumes certain things about God that seem highly unlikely.
First it assumes a God who is too incompetent to organize a simple educational field excursion and figure out a way to get all of the students home safely.
How likely is this that God would not be smart enough to come up with a plan for our salvation that is going to work 100 percent of the time?
It also assumes that God must have created us imperfect if we are sinners.
One might assume that God would be able to create someone perfect each and every time if he chose to. Assuming God is capable of this, then it follows logically that we must be perfect creations if we are actually creations of this perfect God.
Unless of course you are saying that God chose to create us imperfect.
If God created us imperfect then anything that may go wrong is Gods fault, not ours. This seems a bit illogical at best so I think that we need to assume that What God creates would have to be perfect.
If this is the case and Gods creations are perfect, then nothing that we can do could change what God created perfect and make it imperfect unless we think that we are more powerful than God is.
How likely is it that we the creation could be more powerful than the creator. I personally find this idea somewhat amusing, and a bit absurd.
Religion tells us that God is perfect. If this is true then it could hardly be logically for Gods creations to be considered to be anything less than perfect.
If this is the case and we are perfect creations of a perfect God then Nothing that we can ever do could possibly change this perfection that God willed, unless we were so powerful that our choices could override and change the will of God.
How likely is that????
Think about it.
2007-02-14 10:40:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
One cultures sin is another cultures virtue and that is true of religions as well . As an example some religions deny dancing as being a sin, whereas in another religions they dance for there God and/or Gods.
The whole thing of sin is to control the actions of people. Sometimes it is to the advantage of all. Sometimes it is just strictly a power trip of the leadership.
2007-02-14 10:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sin is just unsupressed animalistic behavior
2007-02-14 10:39:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. I think it's harder to give up something you haven't tried. :)
Just my two cents.
2007-02-14 10:43:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing beats curiousity.
2007-02-14 10:41:18 · answer #6 · answered by Eccentric_fly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
....OK, so it's not drugs. It sounds like you're tempted by something sexual
2007-02-14 10:40:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
disobedience is the problem
2007-02-14 10:40:26 · answer #8 · answered by Tribble Macher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋