The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A 'sin' is something which is not necessary.
Sin is basically a denial of God's right of possession.
To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes. Man's ultimate responsibility is to God alone.
But what sin is to the moralist and crime to the jurist so to the scientific man is ignorance.
Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it.
Sin, also for those who don't have faith, exists when one goes against one's conscience. To listen to and obey it means, in fact, to decide in face of what is perceived as good or evil. And on this decision pivots the goodness or malice of our action.
All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions.
The central ideas of Christianity, an angry God and vicarious atonement, are contrary to every fact in nature, as also to the better aspirations of the human heart; they are, in our present stage of enlightenment, absurd, preposterous, and blasphemous propositions.
The only sin is mediocrity.