Atheists and Sin

[jules96]

I think sin is a religious concept and most of the things you listed are just feelings people have unless they act on them to hurt someone else. There is nothing wrong with feeling pride, and I think you should feel pride in some things ( jobs well done, your family, personal aspects of yourself, etc.) Envy and jealousy are just feelings humans have sometimes and as long as someone doesn't act in a way to hurt someone else because of these feelings, that's all they are - feelings. Psychologists will tell you that it's ok to have feelings, what is wrong is to act in a way that harms others because of these feelings. Over-indulgence usually only hurts the person that is over-indulging (heart-disease, financial problems, etc), and I think it is bad judgment and lack of common sense instead of a sin. There is nothing wrong with mild vanity - being proud of the way you look, your figure, etc. Excessive vanity usually makes the vain person an object of ridiucle, thus only hurting that person. Healthy ambition is a good motivator. Excessive ambition can be harmful, if someone hurts another person in some way in order to beat that person out of a job position, etc. I really hate it when religious zelots try to make people feel guilty and bad for having normal human emotions.