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Skeptoid #9: Sin: What's It Good For?

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Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2006

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

There seems to be very little point to classifying some wrong actions as sins.

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There are things you can do that are wrong, like punching someone or stealing something.

0:09.1

And there are things you can do that are sins.

0:12.2

But be careful not to confuse the two, because there's often little to no intersection between

0:17.3

the groups.

0:18.6

It all depends on what religious system is in place, and what that religion's particular

0:23.6

notions about sin are.

0:26.8

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I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

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Sin, what's it good for?

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