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by Alias xsicajess on February 8th, 2009
Damn the free will!! : )
by Anonymous on February 8th, 2009
I believe it's human nature to experience and experiment. It is us alone that would call it sin if we see it as so, not what others may call us doing.
by Kitt-tastrophy on June 16th, 2009
Yes I do.
by Gideon on June 16th, 2009
I think it's human nature to make mistakes and poor decisions, both of which have natural consequences. Sin is a religious concept that implies punishment.
by GraduateStudent on February 24th, 2009
If you want the answer from a Biblical worldview the answer is YES. It is important to note that sin is not inherent in human nature though. It is foreign to it but now an inescapable part of it. When created by God in the garden of Eden Adam and Eve were perfect and without sin nature. After they sinned (termed "the fall") sin became intertwined. Now according to other scripture we all sin and we all have a sinful nature.
by Shanel with an S on February 14th, 2009
yes
by Stormarm on February 14th, 2009
Of course it's human nature to sin.
Have you ever known a child who had to be taught to lie?
by LEO on February 9th, 2009
No but pobody's nerfect people all make mistakes
by tannie on February 8th, 2009
yes!
by Anonymous on February 8th, 2009
Yes. All of us are capable and do sin, but what differs is how we each approach the matter.
What I think is sinful you may not and vice versa...
There are universal heinious acts though, that most societies would ding though.
by engineer is Terminator on February 8th, 2009
No,it's the animal instinct.
by DueceGod - doGeceuD on February 8th, 2009
Yup, we are born into it.
by Mr_Natural Abstractor of the Quintessence on June 16th, 2009
More to the point, it is human nature to define pleasures as sinful.
by Candygirl on June 16th, 2009
we are all born with a sin nature nobody is perfect we all sin everyday
by Baccduckus is a Carbonproduct on June 16th, 2009
Let's take a look at "sin".
Definitions of sin on the Web:
estrangement from god
an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
sine: ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
(Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
drop the ball: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"
No. All of the definitions require the disapproval of a god (except the mathematical sine) so I, apparently, don't believe in sin at all. I have found it human nature to folly. It seems to me that we all screw up now and then, so if you consider that sin, then yes.
by King Tom on February 24th, 2009
Yes, yes it is, so there is no such thing as a 'sin'...
by Shawn on February 24th, 2009
I believe it's human nature to do things which have been deemed (by a particular group of people) to be "sin". People simply took the malfunctioning level of natural acts and grouped them as sin and that's it. Some have been rather silly implications and others are just common sense natural acts gone seriously wrong that all can agree upon without needing a book to say so.
by CatLover-The Original is Proudly Canadian on February 15th, 2009
I think it is human nature to think about sin. I don't believe it is human nature to act on those thoughts.
by RamaRoo on February 14th, 2009
If you mean to sin in the eyes of God then I don't believe in that but if you mean to do bad things - people are born to be bad - then, no, I don't think that they are. I think people are shaped by what they learn in their lives and unless they have the ability to question what is bad and what is good then they will be what they are shaped to be. If a person has a bad start and it doesn't occur to them that the way they behave is a choice then they will be bad, I'm afraid.
by extinct on February 14th, 2009
We are born into a sinful society right from the word go.It is human nature to sin.
by Firebrand on February 14th, 2009
Yes it is humn nature.
by misspinkkitty805 on August 31st, 2009
it is human nature to be curious. it is human nature to gravitate towards our own selfish pleasures. it is also human nature to attach harsh, restrictive laws, rules, and standards calling them god's law. Many of which can not be honestly lived up to without the occasional "flop". I guess really it comes down to whether you believe in "sin" in the first place? Personally, I just know right from wrong.
by jostafine on September 15th, 2009
Yes, I do but I believe that the human has a will too so he can avoid lots of them;D
by Twisted Taco on June 16th, 2009
If by "sin" you mean to make mistakes, the answer is yes, we're human not perfect
by Stormarm on April 14th, 2009
Absolutely certain of it. Sin is the one Christian doctrine of which we all have absolute and incontravertible empirical proof.
by sophie.39 on February 8th, 2009
i do - there would be no such thing as sins if they wernt broken
by Mr_Natural Abstractor of the Quintessence on February 15th, 2009
First, human nature is really our animal nature. Second, the word "nature" means it's natural. (Like me) If you really believed in a god, it's silly to imagine that he would cause humans to be born with a nature that he finds repulsive. It takes a very gullible personality to swallow this stuff.
by -Slick- on September 15th, 2009
Yes, definitely.+5
by philosopher-saint on June 16th, 2009
I've always been a bit 'fuzzy' on the whole "sin" deal. Like, according to whom? And on who's authority? Who's moral standard's? Who's interpretation of cited standards? You dig?
Anyway, "human nature" covers a lotta ground. Are we capable of bad actions as well as good? Sure! You haven't noticed? Is that "a sin"? I dunno. What's the day-to-day 'how we treat our fellow man' difference?
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by Marky Mark on September 15th, 2009
Sin as in doing harmful things to yourself and others? Yes it does seem so.
by tlc on November 17th, 2009
out of the darknes comes light, out of the light comes darkness
by Mr_Natural Abstractor of the Quintessence on February 8th, 2009
Somehow you have stumbled into the Social sciences » Humanities thread. "Sin" is an ancient, antediluvian concept created by early humans, along with their gods, devils, and quaint religious rites. It has no relevance to this thread.
by Tom on October 8th, 2009
Yes. The Bible says that Jesus was sent to take the burden of sin away from us because there was not a person on earth that was without sin. This still is true. It is normal to sin. We just have to be careful we don't plan to do it, we should avoid it whenever possible, and we should ask forgiveness if we realize that we do sin. If you are ready for the next step, then if any person was wronged by your sin, you need to make amends and set the record straight with that person.
by PetrashEug on October 8th, 2009
There is no I I do not trust in it and that is why so I think. The person sins with caution, according to a place, an environment etc. Always there will be a reason тo postpone something to a convenient environment. And for many it happens only in the sleep when censorship sleeps. Understand... The Child is born with 9yearing experience of joint experiences with mother, because of the joint and the general blood and nervous systems. But further it is more... Here elder sister consoles stumbled about a step and the fallen younger brother: ah what bad teh ladder step, now we too will hit it. That not beat our Vova. Here elder sister smiles, when it is pulled painfully plaits by the one-year-old brother. The child from such education on all life will acquire that pulling hair of associates, it is necessary to expect a smile. To calm down the pain, it is necessary to beat others.
by discobod on September 15th, 2009
yes
sins can range from telling a lie upto murder
i try and be as truthful as possible but even i have times where i need to lie a little
by justincredible on September 27th, 2009
.being honest and truthful is a virtue of morality.
moralty is ciVil rules made by man for what is considered right for liVing species..(kEEp in mind these "rules" are man-made..therfore, not natural)..
if it wasnt for thiis humans would bE animalistic or neandrethalish....by naturE wE are selfish, grEEdy, horny, and dangerous...not a gOOd miX.
that isnt neccessarily "sinful"..it's just what is..
.but being what i am, whO i am, and giVen my instruments for reasoning as of today..i belieVe it is human to sin...but applaude thE onE whO whO goes against it and does what is riight...for it is not easy to do, let alonE find and comE to terms with.
by RubyReds on September 15th, 2009
We are born with good and bad in us. Its the choices we make that either makes us sin or not. We know whats right and wrong but the wrongs are just appearing to be right...
Name some things that are good for the earth that wouldn't exist if humanity never existed.
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