What would you define as a sin?

[coloradodem2005]

To me, I think it is anything that hurts someone else.

[InvisibleTouch]

1. Betrayal of a friend.

That's at the utmost top of my list.

[erinlough]

2. Funny I was just thinking about this

as I was weeding my garden...I think about such things when I'm weeding. I decided I don't believe in sin, I think we make choices, to let things rule us, and some of those things hurt ourselves or others. Those are bad choices. That's as far as I got until my mind wandered into my daylilies.

[MissMillie]

3. Yep.... I believe you can sin against another person

if you hurt them in anyway.

Beyond that, I don't believe in the concept of "sin"

[H2O Man]

4. Anything

that creates a stumbling block to your own growth.

[jandrok]

5. "And it harm none, do as ye will."

Pretty much what you said.

[lenidog]

6. You pretty much summed it up for me

Though if their is a hell then I would keep some special places open for serial rapists or child molesters.

[libodem]

7. That was the first thing

that came to my mind as well. Sin, somehow has religious connotations. Like something God, would judge. So in a way it's doing something you know is wrong.

[autorank]

8. From the original Greek, "sin" means "missing the mark."

Is this thread a repeat? I thought I already posted this.

Sin is just 'missing the mark.' We try our best which is not always good enough and we miss the mark, e.g., I intended to take a three point shot but stepped inside the line, therefore I sinned ("missed the mark") and even though I made it, my team lost. :banghead: Or as Jimmy Swagart said, televangelist caught boffing low end New Orleans street hookers, "I have sinned against you." :cry:

[Deja Q]

11. sin is also the maths term 'cosine' abbreviated. Somehow your definition

fits better. :D

[autorank]

13. Thanks, isn't it cool to know that when we're "sinning" we're just

"missing up." :evilgrin:

[Art_from_Ark]

18. No, "sin" is the abbreviation for sine

The abbreviation for cosine is "cos"

I take it math wasn't your best subject? :shrug:

[shesemsmom]

9. Charles and Camelle

I think that whole matter stinks

[Abelman]

10. I agree

if there is an intended victim, it is a sin.

[adwon]

12. Popup ads

They're pretty damn close to mortal in my book.

[Radical Activist]

14. Anything that feels really very good.

:evilgrin:

[progressor]

15. At the most basic level, yes...

but that's not clear enough - what if, for instance, you break up with your (girl/boy)friend - it hurts them emotionally. But it isn't a sin to dump someone, I don't think.

Or if you step on someone's toe - you're hurting them, but not sinning.

I may not be a Christian, but lying is a sin and it doesn't necessarily hurt anyone else.

I think it's a little more complex.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

16. I'd add to that

anything you do which hurts yourself.

Of course, that's over-simplified, and based on our preoccupation with judging ourselves and others. Personally, I think the world would be a happier place if we were more concerned with doing good things for ourselves and others, rather than focusing on how to avoid sinning.

[the Princess]

17. I don't believe in sin

Life is just a series of experiences. Good - bad - or indifferent - it's all about learning.

[Jamastiene]

19. If I could define sin

I would make rape, murder, racism, sexism and homophobia the worst sins. As far as the "definition" of sin that I was taught as a child, it's pretty much anything the you can possibly enjoy. That sucks. My version is better.

[Kire]

20. my first thought was "how do you define 'hurt' and 'someone else'"

but I'm okay with that definition

I also find it interchangable with 'trespass against', and it still fits. Maybe even more so.

Edit: Remorse and contrition are requirements for forgiveness of sin, in MY opinion. But even after that, it's still a sin.

[CO Liberal]

21. Going Thru The Express Line With More Than 20 Items

:grr: