the nature of sin

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Anyway, this is getting away from the point I was making earlier: Dante's conception of sin is not a random collection of prejudices or arbitrary commandments, but a systematic conception of how human behavior diverges from what's in our own best interests.

Dante's conception of sin was nothing more or less than the expression of cultural matrix he found himself in. He was heavily influenced by his experiences in the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict and his writing was a reflection of that.

In any case, I doubt very much that the work of an embittered poet should count for very much in a discussion of the nature of sin.

Boru