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A '''sin''' is any action that is out of [[alignment]] with the nature and intent of your own [[Resident Monadic Consciousness]] and that causes harm to another living being.  
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A '''sin''' is any [[Disjunctive Action]], unaligned with [[Highest Self]], that causes harm to one's own [[Physical Unit]], or another living being.  
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==List of Catholicism Terms==


==Notes==
[[Catholicism]] > {{#ask:[[Is a term::Catholicism]]}}


The LP concept of sin is a non-moralistic revision of concept. On the LP, sin is simply ant act, out of alignment with [[Higher Self]], that harms another living being.
==Syncretic Terms==


You can be out of [[alignment]] but still not sin. A sin only occurs when you hurt another living being, for any reason.
[[Wrong Action]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Wrong Action]]}}


You can harm another living being, and still not be in sin. For example, it is not a sin to defend yourself. OTOH, eating meat when vegetarianism or veganism is a viable option is.
==Related LP Terms==


Sin causes disconnection allowing the following psychological/emotional/neurological path. Sin causes [[disjuncture]]. Disjuncture leads to [[guilt]] and [[shame]]. Guilt and shame may be alleviated via [[Self Suppression]].
[[Sin]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Sin]]}}


Self Suppression may lead to [[neurosis]], [[psychosis]], physical disease, and accident proneness.
==Notes==


It should be noted that disjunctive actions and sin (i.e. disjunctive actions that harm others)) are not the only cause of [[Disconnection Pathology]]. Failure to adequately attend to the needs of the physical unit, violence and abuse we experience (i.e. [[Toxic Socialization]], and the sins we commit against others all contribute to pathogenesis.
===Catholicism===


==See Also==
In [[Catholicism]], "Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity."<ref>Vatican. The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Vatican City: Vatican, 1992.https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P6A.HTM </ref> The Catechism further elaborates that sin is really "disobedience" and an inflated [[Bodily Ego]] that makes one thing they might become "like gods."<ref>Vatican. The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Vatican City: Vatican, 1992.https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P6A.HTM </ref>


[[Connection]] | [[Disconnection]] | [[Disjuncture]] | [[Alignment]]


Sin generates disjunctive emotions of guilt and shame which further contribute to [[Disconnection]]. The [[guilt]] and [[shame]] of disjuncture are painful and an organism will do anything necessary to alleviate that pain. This may include employing [[Defense Mechanims]] to repress Self ([[Self Suppression]]) and engaging in [[Self Stupification]] by using substances like Heroin, Cocaine, or alcohol which dull awareness. Note, [[Self Suppression]] may contribute to the development of [[depression]], [[neurosis]], [[psychosis]], and even physical disease.


=Further Reading=
Sin is a loaded term, but it’s also a common term, and a useful term if you understand a) that sin is a disjunctive act that harms another being and b) that the “sin” isn’t against God, it is against your own Highest Self. When you sin, you are engaged in an act that is so repulsive and disjunctive to your Highest Self, and consequently so disconnecting, that it deserves its own special word.


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You can harm another living being and still not be in sin. For example, it is not a sin to defend yourself or your family or feed your spouse and your kids. Neither it is a sin to eat meat when vegetarianism/veganism is not a viable option.


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Latest revision as of 12:34, 13 August 2023

A sin is any Disjunctive Action, unaligned with Highest Self, that causes harm to one's own Physical Unit, or another living being.

List of Catholicism Terms

Catholicism > Baptism, Born Again, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Faith, Nicene Christianity, Redemption, Salvation, Theodosius I

Syncretic Terms

Wrong Action > Anrta, Disjunctive Action, Druh, Sin

Related LP Terms

Sin > Disjuncture

Notes

Catholicism

In Catholicism, "Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity."[1] The Catechism further elaborates that sin is really "disobedience" and an inflated Bodily Ego that makes one thing they might become "like gods."[2]


Sin generates disjunctive emotions of guilt and shame which further contribute to Disconnection. The guilt and shame of disjuncture are painful and an organism will do anything necessary to alleviate that pain. This may include employing Defense Mechanims to repress Self (Self Suppression) and engaging in Self Stupification by using substances like Heroin, Cocaine, or alcohol which dull awareness. Note, Self Suppression may contribute to the development of depression, neurosis, psychosis, and even physical disease.

Sin is a loaded term, but it’s also a common term, and a useful term if you understand a) that sin is a disjunctive act that harms another being and b) that the “sin” isn’t against God, it is against your own Highest Self. When you sin, you are engaged in an act that is so repulsive and disjunctive to your Highest Self, and consequently so disconnecting, that it deserves its own special word.

You can harm another living being and still not be in sin. For example, it is not a sin to defend yourself or your family or feed your spouse and your kids. Neither it is a sin to eat meat when vegetarianism/veganism is not a viable option.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Vatican. The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Vatican City: Vatican, 1992.https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P6A.HTM
  2. ↑ Vatican. The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Vatican City: Vatican, 1992.https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P6A.HTM




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