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Psycom5k 05-15-2008 04:59 PM

Oh.... by the way, some of you seem to think that gluttony falls under just over eating food, or at least it seams so, but its actually over-indulgence in general, taking more than you need, hording, stuff like that. And shouldn't it be wrath and not anger? And I think wrath is not getting angry, but letting that anger take ahold of you and do things that you normally wouldn't, like say kill somebody.

urgeok2 05-15-2008 05:01 PM

dunno - i missed bible studies last week.
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Despare 05-15-2008 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Psycom5k (Post 697402)
Oh.... by the way, some of you seem to think that gluttony falls under just over eating food, or at least it seams so, but its actually over-indulgence in general, taking more than you need, hording, stuff like that. And shouldn't it be wrath and not anger?

Anger and Wrath are both acceptable.

"Wrath (or Anger) may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger."




As far as sloth...




"More than other sins, the definition of sloth has changed considerably since its original inclusion among the seven deadly sins. In fact it was first called the sin of sadness or despair. It had been in the early years of Christianity characterized by what modern writers would now describe as melancholy: apathy, depression, and joylessness — the last being viewed as being a refusal to enjoy the goodness of God and the world he created. Originally, its place was fulfilled by two other aspects, acedia and sadness. The former described a spiritual apathy that affected the faithful by discouraging them from their religious work. Sadness (tristitia in Latin) described a feeling of dissatisfaction or discontent, which caused unhappiness with one's current situation. When Thomas Aquinas selected acedia for his list, he described it as an "uneasiness of the mind", being a progenitor for lesser sins such as restlessness and instability. Dante refined this definition further, describing sloth as being the "failure to love God with all one's heart, all one's mind and all one's soul." He also described it as the middle sin, and as such was the only sin characterised by an absence or insufficiency of love. In his "Purgatorio", the slothful penitents were made to run continuously at top speed.

The modern view of the vice, as highlighted by its contrary virtue of zeal or diligence, is that it represents the failure to utilize one's talents and gifts. For example, a student who does not work beyond what is required (and thus fails to achieve his or her full potential) could be labeled slothful.

Current interpretations are therefore much less stringent and comprehensive than they were in medieval times, and portray sloth as being more simply a sin of laziness or indifference, of an unwillingness to act, an unwillingness to care (rather than a failure to love God and his works). For this reason sloth is now often seen as being considerably less serious than the other sins, more a sin of omission than of commission. The South American animal was named after this sin by Roman Catholic explorers."

The Mad Monk 05-15-2008 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Despare (Post 697406)
"More than other sins, the definition of sloth has changed considerably since its original inclusion among the seven deadly sins. In fact it was first called the sin of sadness or despair. It had been in the early years of Christianity characterized by what modern writers would now describe as melancholy: apathy, depression, and joylessness — the last being viewed as being a refusal to enjoy the goodness of God and the world he created.

That's kind of ironic, since people in those times would probably have enjoyed the world a lot more if they weren't told to suppress their harmless, natural urges because they're 'sinful'! :)

_____V_____ 05-15-2008 05:48 PM

Anger, with a dash of Sloth.

Not like its a regular sin but meh...

pinkfloyd45769 05-15-2008 06:10 PM

Anger-i have lots of that at the moment
Greed-only because i want my kids with me all the time,no shared custody
Envy-i want the "good" life everyone else seems to be living

newb 05-15-2008 06:12 PM

hmmmm.......I'm gonna pick SILLY for me....yeah.......its definitely SILLY.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...mule/SILLY.jpg

Freak 05-15-2008 06:19 PM

I'd say I have them all except pride.

I probly use wrath and lust more than any.

pinkfloyd45769 05-15-2008 06:21 PM

What does revenge fall under?Cause i'm wanting some of that too.

massacre man 05-15-2008 06:29 PM

I'm none of those I think.


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