• Rockyrikoko@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    16
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    Sin isn’t real. Live your life however you want without being a dick to others

    • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      without being a dick to others

      Well there you go, you’ve just defined sin(lessness)


      Not everyone has the same definition though - but if you’re coming from a Christian-influenced culture, that’s not far off the core meaning of sin in Christianity, just with an added “easier said than done”

      • Coolishguy@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        In some Christianity. Many define it in terms of disobeying God, which can conflict pretty badly with the not-being-a-dick thing depending on interpretation

        • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          In correct Christianity. (Yes, I am bigoted about what sort of Christianity is correct.)

          Obeying God is, a) not being a dick to God, and b) not being a dick is easier said than done and God understands this better than we do.

          Agreed the interpretation can turn this to either seem bad or genuinely be bad; and there are other also-valid ways to oversimplify it. But I still contend that in genuine Christianity not-sin is at least essentially close to not-being-a dick as long as you can think ahead to later consequences of your actions and not be a dick with the consequences either.

      • thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        I’m not from a religious background but I always thought sex before marriage is a sin, no? I’m not sure how in modern times sex before marriage between two consenting adults is being a dick.