(May 12, 2020 at 10:49 am)Drich Wrote:(May 12, 2020 at 10:34 am)Sal Wrote: Prove to me that 'sin' has an ontological existence.
Ontology:
noun
google dictionary
- 1.
the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.
- 2.
a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and the relations between them.
"what's new about our ontology is that it is created automatically from large datasets"
so we can proof existence as you can with a being. rather the second definition would take hold which only has us compare sin and it nearest accepted relitive morality.
I've already done this with palophyte
here:
'Sin' is a superfluous concept. That's what makes it without ontology. If you had read further about ontology and what it means metaphysically, then you'd discover that it deals with nature of being, as set in reality. 'Sin' has no relation with reality, it's an invented concept that is about tying down morality around blaming people for thought "crimes" for the most part.
Case in point: You don't need the concept of sin to describe morals or define an ethical framework, because it's simply superfluous nonsense.