Sin, I don't believe in Sin.

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Sin, as always, is anything that's in violation of god's written word. You believe in god, you believe in sin.

The question here is ... do you believe in sin if you do not believe in god and if so, why??

Is it violation of god's written word or that of written word supposedly coming from god?

For example, I'm willing to accept the definition of sin as "anything that goes against instructions of the bible". I'd say, okay, fine, by that definition, I'm very much a sinner. Its not like that's a bad thing.

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If sin(s) do not exist how do you account for murder, rape etc. You are right in connecting sin with religion, and Christianity in particular. The bible tells us that sin/rebellion seperates us from God. It started in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve and has continued ever since.

Although sin/rebellion seperates us from God, He has offered us a solution through Jesus Christ His Son the only Saviour, for all who trust in Him and all that He achieved on the Cross of Calvary.

God's offer of reconcilliation and the consequences for refusing this is clearly spelt out in the following passage from The Bible;

Jn 3: 16 - 18 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son."

I am happy to discuss this further, providing it doesn't become a bun fight.

Your god's offer is not made in good faith or on equal terms and hence is rejected unconditionally. His attempt at forcing acceptance by apriori payment is also rejected and is, frankly, a little revolting. Therefore, there is no need for any further discussion of the terms.