Admitting You're a Sinner

[Whateverist]

Admitting you're a sinner is generally only a problem for narcissists.

They hate to think that they are prone to make mistakes, which they make more often than anyone else.

The comments on this thread suggest that Atheism is the perfect religion for narcissists.

Do you realize that Vulcanlogical expressly conceded at the start of this thread that, stripped of the religious trappings, he would have no problem conceding that he has (secular) sinned, regrets it but recognizes he will no doubt let himself down again in the future.

You hold the "atheists are narcissists" as a properly basic belief, don't you?

The moment you refer to atheism as a religion is the moment you lose any credibility you MAY have had.

And since "sin" is a religious concept, most atheists don't recognise it.

Everyone makes mistakes, and no atheists will say different.

When we talk about mistakes we are talking morality. And since that term is out of the question with atheists, they cannot admit making mistakes.

More of your basic canon that atheists are incapable of morality?  Your ignorance and prejudice are showing.  Apparently you have no shame.  Is morality over your head?

What exactly am I reinterpreting? This is what I was taught in my Catholic school and Catholic upbringing.

Some of the more old school folks take the literal approach to Original Sin - that Adam and Eve ate an apple and we literally inherited their sin genetically. And that's fine too.

Doesn't matter whether you take the literal approach or not, the take away point is that as human beings we all have an inherent tendency to sin, aka original sin.

Your interpretation of original sin is Biblical, but the Catholic church does not have that view, even though you are a Catholic.

You sure grant yourself an enormous amount of expertise, don't you?  I look forward to seeing a line through your appropriate username.  You are definitely on that path.