More sins than you can shake a stick at ...

[ericcoleman]

CNN says that the Vatican is listing some new sinful behaviors

But let's go back to the classics ...

[Poll #1151923]

Comments

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Let's face it...Lust is definitely the most fun :)

[ericcoleman]

Only if you get to ACT on it ... something that I only vaguelly remember at this point in my life ...

[controuble.livejournal.com]

What! - I can't have fun window-shopping? That would stink.

[ericcoleman]

No. I'm sorry ... you can't ...

[philady.livejournal.com]

"There are many other sins that are perhaps much more grave that don't have anything to do with sex - that have to do with life, that have to do with the environment, that have to do with justice," he told AP Television.

It'd be good if the church realized that people f@%king each other literally definitely isn't as bad as a lot of the things that people to do f@%k each other figuratively.

[ericcoleman]

Geeze, what sort of attitude is that ... everyone knows you can't keep control of people's minds that way ... the noive ...

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

I like gluttony because it does not require a partner nor batteries. ;-)

[wildcard9.livejournal.com]

I like the way you think ;)

[blur01.livejournal.com]

Can I change my answer?

With Gluttony, you can just roll them all up into one really big over-indulgent sin!

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

The one in which I indulge the most is unquestionably sloth, but ya can't beat lust!

[ericcoleman]

I didn't ask which one you indulged in the most ... I asked which is your favorite ...

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to make it clear that sloth is NOT my FAVORITE!

[ericcoleman]

Make a point of not making mle292 or eevilyounggirl angry ...

hmmm ... maybe I can get them to switch over to my favorite sin ...

[mle292.livejournal.com]

More comment below, but I had to look up the movie quote

Ah Hell... I'm a fan of all seven. But right now... I'm gonna have to go with wrath.

[rsmit212.livejournal.com]

Favorite to do? Lust

Favorite by action? Three way tie between Gluttony, Wrath and Pride.

[mle292.livejournal.com]

What's a "sin"?

Is it something that is perceived by other people as inappropriate or selfish, or is it self-destructive, or is it destructive to relationships outside of the self?

So here's what I answered. The one that I derive pleasure from, even when it's no good for me or anyone else.

Your mileage may vary. :)

[ericcoleman]

What's a "sin"?

Something that I don't believe in ...

[ericcoleman]

more to the point ... "sin" is a concept used by certain people to help tell other people what to think and how to act ...

[ericcoleman]

Or even more to the point ...

She asked me if I believed in original sin, I said "it depends on how original you want to get"

[mle292.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful. I'll be stealing it.

[ericcoleman]

Go ahead ... I did

[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

I had to go with the one I do every day, and that is definitely sloth. I didn't even have to get out of the recliner to answer the poll! Gluttony and lust are definitely on the list, though.

[blur01.livejournal.com]

Generally I can never remember them all when I try to
list them out.

Lust, greed, gluttony, envy...Whats in the box!?

Thats about as far as I get every time!

[bobolium.livejournal.com]

I have envy about the sloth and gluttony that I no longer get to enjoy greedily, due to the wrath of my doctor/body and so I have to pride myself in crappy healthy food and exercise that makes me strangely happy, must be the endorphins.

Lust, lust is something I am allowed to do. YAY!

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

How nice for you.

[min0taur.livejournal.com]

They missed one (or is that two?): Claiming imaginary real estate and then requiring people to pony up before they can imagine they live there.

[ericcoleman]

That falls under the Barnum Clause

[singlemaltsilk.livejournal.com]

Lust, followed distantly by... wrath. Don't make me angry. You don't want to see me angry...

genetic manipulation?

[sciffy-circo.livejournal.com]

Genetic manipulation is a sin now?

Gee, I guess we shouldn't have 200+ varieties of Burpee tomatoes!

And no mules, because, well, donkeys and horses shouldn't mix!

And all the varieties of cats and dogs that breeders try so desperately to get recognized as "official" and purebred after years of breeding!

Half the fruits and vegetables at the store wouldn't exist. Seedless watermelons? Forget about that, it's a SIN now!

How about fertility clinics? There, you can select if you want a boy or girl, and what traits you want! Gotta be a sin now!

Grafting an apple and orange tree together, so that both grow from the same trunk? Grafting a Granny Smith to a Red Delicious? Oh, don't you dare! You're going to HELL for that!!!

Yes, I'm sure that SOMEBODY will take this too far, and it won't just be sarcasm anymore... *sigh*

[salexa.livejournal.com]

You mean I have to pick only 1?????

:)

[ericcoleman]

Don't be selfish ... just one

[blur01.livejournal.com]

That'd be greedy.

[ka-klick.livejournal.com]

Definitely Lust: all the others are fallbacks for when you can't properly practice lust.