WIBCI: Wouldn’t It Be Cool If: we thought about HISTORY/LITERATURE?
Three great forces rule the world; stupidity, fear and greed.
-Albert Einstein
According to Wikipedia, the Seven Deadly Sins are defined as: The cardinal sins or capital vices within the teaching of Christianity (Christianity was not the only gang to use/alter/edit/amend/add to this list by the way), these are, alphabetically: envy, gluttony, greed, lust,pride, sloth, and wrath. These refer to “evil thoughts” that are categorized as either physical, emotional or mental.
I disagree with this list/definition on two fronts:
- I don’t think I can separate thoughts/feelings into the categories of physical, emotional or mental. To me they bleed and blend; they are not compartmentalized
- I think there is only 1 Deadly Sin, which requires further explanation on my part…
Seven Deadly Sins…..or just 1?
After researching these words and what the Catholic Church considered ‘evil thoughts’, I found them to be redundant, just versions of Greed?
GREED: /greed/n: an insatiable and inordinate craving to acquire or possess more than one needs. Excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
Therefore Greed = the Desire for More ____:
Envy: Desirous of others’ possessions, skills, and accomplishments to the point of wishing others’ didn’t possess them
Gluttony: Desirous for more _____ to the point of waste
Lust: Desirous to possess that which is fixated upon; normally intense and associated with sex, power and money
Pride: Desirous of more praise and acknowledgement for how awesome one is
Sloth: Desirous for more inactivity and inexertion
Wrath: Desirous for vengeance for perceived wrongs
Therefore if Greed is the root of all evil, then Ex Post Facto isn’t there only 1 Deadly Sin?
What do YOU think?
Last Updated on 09/06/2025 by Death of Hypatia Inc.
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