Which of the 7 deadly sins do you think is the worst and why?

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[–]NeedMoreCoffee 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

I would say wrath is the worst one. The others can still be sort of ok and not too bad. But add wrath to each of them and you get stupid decisions made from anger and a lot of violence and blood.

Wrath is not just about revenge, it's pure anger. It's a hard to control emotion that dulls intelligence and empathy.

[–]Antarchomachus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Wrath is not just about revenge, it's pure anger. It's a hard to control emotion that dulls intelligence and empathy.

I actually agree with this, but since this is a biblical inspired conversation, how do we rationalize that God himself is often wrathful, but he isn't say, slothful?

I interpret this as meaning that God's wrath is 'righteous' and therefore not sinful (as per Judeo-Christian ethos anyway) in this circumstance, and the people who wrote these stories perhaps showed that they don't feel as if wrath isn't as bad as slothfulness in the case that it is righteous.

Just playing Devil's advocate, I don't actually believe in any of this (I'm an atheist), but my beliefs aren't relevant. I am more interested in how humanity views morality, and how these beliefs reflect that

[–]NeedMoreCoffee 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

We don't know if god is angry and he probably isn't. It's called the wrath of God because it negatively impacts us but really its just consequences of our actions. Like a parent punishing his children when they were naughty.

I'm not religious either but I did go to catholic school.

[–]Antarchomachus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Interesting take Coffee, thank you, I hadn't thought of this angle. In the Noah's Ark story, god doesn't seem 'angry', he is actually kind of detached about how he does this. Kind of like he's just cleaning up an experiment that went wrong or something. But other times, God is definitely at least portrayed as angry. I think in particular of the story of Moses in the desert, when the people start worshipping the Golden Calf.

The LORD is angry (32:7-10). They have broken fealty with him, and he is ready to rain judgment upon them. Moses, however, intercedes, and God relents from his wrath (32:11-14).

This particular subject just makes me curious about what the message is

[–]NeedMoreCoffee 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think there the message is not that god is angry, again we dont know for sure. But we know Moses talked to him to ask him to give his people a second chance and god gave him those tablets with his words. God is mercyful and kind.

Is god an emotional child playing with an antfarm or a higher being curious about our actions like he's watching tv. All we know is on occasion he likes to mess with us.

[–]Antarchomachus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed! Awfully hard to decipher the motivations and mental state of an all powerful God.