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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sin is a religious construct, not an ethical one. One religion considers something a sin, another considers it a sacrament. Unless one is forcing compliance with a single specific religion at a state level it's not particularly useful.

I'd argue that morality is also a construct but the distinguishing factor is that it is not tied to a specific religion and all the baggage associated with it (such as religion as identity, in-groups, that sort of thing).

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    My POV: morality is (largely?) innate, and if I lined up 100 people and we really went full Socratic method we'd see it, with only a few ridiculously disturbed and confused people arguing against whatever we acknowledged. It's just complex, because some things are very case-to-case and people just want moral rulings under 10 words because complexity is scary and they lack discernment (the Germanic "a rule is a rule is a rule and I follow it because I'm a good boy" attitude comes to mind, for instance, which can easily end up in "I was just following orders, I was being a good boy!"), but the vast majority of people are reasonable enough we'd come to an understanding given enough time... in the vacuum of propaganda and brainwashing, ofc.

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