Admitting You're a Sinner

[Whateverist]

Perhaps sin is just that part of what we are naturally inclined to do which we ought not do out consideration for social cohesion.  It makes sense that social demands would evolve more quickly than our ingrained dispositions.  So as a naturally gregarious animal living in large social groups we might have a good number of inclinations which we are required to hold in check because one very strong ingrained inclination is to be accepted by and feel that we belong with our group.  

We all want to eat more than our share, nail our neighbors wife and kill the asshole who cut us off but there is tension between giving expression to those dispositions and also preserving our social status.  Oh lordy we all have sin in our hearts, but those who heed their conscience will be much loved.  No gods required.

(bolding mine)

This is why I contend that the Christian god is a bad creator and tyrant.  Rather than change the initial parameters, he creates things that he punishes for acting according to their nature.

It's a highly illogical and immoral system, one of many incoherencies that points to the entire thing being fiction.

But if "God" is understood as the greater good, then the fear of God (fear of isolation) would just be a way of amping up conscience to help the poor sinner stay in the fold .. yada, yada, yada.