2007-12-20 10:56:33 · 19 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's the not-bad-things that also get lumped in with "sin" that is the problem... murder, rape, deception... bad.
Thinking of someone in a sexy way, "taking care" of oneself, making decisions that are not always perfect.... not so bad really. More human... not sin.
You get the drift.
We're all sinners for wearing mixed fabrics, eating shellfish, and shopping on Saturday.... those are sins, supposedly... that's the problem. I think we all agree on the important issues.
2007-12-20 11:06:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! it is not the same thing. Christians are are following a threat of damnation, as a reason not to ''sin''.
Murder, is a capitol crime, and rape should be. those can be taken care of in a court of law.
Lying is an ethical ''crime', or better yet a 'social' crime,and should be dealt with accordingly.
atheists, choose not to break our code of honor, code behavior, or code of ethics. depending on what the individuals calls his ''rules''. we follow our'' reasons''>BECAUSE WE WANT TO!!! Not because we ''have'' to.
As I understand it. You let religion, and the bible,and its sets of laws, rule your life.
Ten commandments are your guidelines, and you obey, because you don't want to suffer an eternity of damnation, for your ''sins' committed against your rules. Kind of like demerits, huh?
HHMMMm? the threat of eternal damnation as a guideline. for good behavior, or for punishment.
WE atheists, have a code of ethics , or a code of behavior. Based on law of the land, values we learned from our parents. common sense, ethics.logic and most important of all>> The Golden Rule.
We obey this code, because we choose to do so. We are not threatened, into doing it. We want to do the right thing thing. We don't obey these rules because we fear the consequences. We do it because it is the right thing to do, always. That is why there are not very many atheists, in prison. I am sure there are atheists in jail, somewhere.
But, because of the sheer number of christians, there are in the world, there are many more christians in prison.
Why? > Wasn't the threat of eternal fire not enough of a reason, not to sin?
2007-12-20 19:22:56 · answer #2 · answered by moonbaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's absolutely fine for religious folk to label wrongdoing sin. I don't really find resonance in that term since it's all about offense to God, but I don't see anything wrong with religous folk using it.
2007-12-20 19:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to additionally call these things "sin", fine. But just because we share some of the same ethics, that doesn't automatically mean that I have to subscribe to your whole religion, or that your religion thus defines ethics for everybody else.
Your religion may very well call other things "sinful" that I on the other hand do not find ethically objectable. Likewise, there are other religions that may call things that YOU do "sinful" even if you don't consider them to be such.
2007-12-20 19:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because some people label very trivial things as sin, and also because some people say that all sins are equal.
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2007-12-20 19:01:24 · answer #5 · answered by Citizen Justin 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A "wrong doer" harms society by breeching the trust a society needs to function.
A sinner has violated an arbitrary rule of god, but not necessarily harmed society.
It is no skin off my nose if you worship an idol, take the name of god in vain, or failed to keep the sabbath. In addition, "coveting" doesn't really bother me, and it does fuel our economy.
So, sin and wrong doing are not the same.
2007-12-20 19:07:22 · answer #6 · answered by atheist 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not the same.
Buy a dictionary.
Look up Atheist, then sin. You should be able to understand then.
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2007-12-20 19:01:35 · answer #7 · answered by I, Sapient 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If people stuck to labeling only things that hurt other people "sins", then I wouldn't have a problem with it.
When religious people start labeling harmless things "sins", and condemning people for them, then I have a problem with that.
2007-12-20 19:55:08 · answer #8 · answered by Jess H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because calling it "sin" implies that it is an act that would offend the Christian god. Most other religions don't have "sin," you know. You're offending other people, and it's politically incorrect. Secular terms for a secular nation, babe.
2007-12-20 19:14:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call it what you want, just don't presume that no one had thought of these actions being immoral until Moses passed down the rules from Mount Sinai and the Jews were shocked by this revelation.
2007-12-20 19:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋