What is your sin and virtue?

[Ramin 123]

Wrath and diligence (to a certain degree)

 

[Gigano]

Wrath, pride and sloth would be my faults, diligence in form of an unceasing devotion to the righteousness of the harm principle my virtue (and unceasingly brutal criticism and contempt of those which condemn in violation of it, hence the "wrath" and "pride" parts).

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Humility, im a strong believer of the jante law, I'll admit that it may seem cold and even slightly scary when you read the ten laws (the eleventh one is just to "bigbrother" for me) but in practise most of them work great and when people break them most people would agree that that person is douche bag.

Just what humility lies in keeping others down?

[small]I think the Jante "law" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law] might be too obscure a reference without explanation[/small]

 

[Scarim Coral]

Sin- Greed, Sloth and a bit of Wrath and Gluttony (I have hidden anger and I want to eat less).

Virtues- Temperance, Diligence, Patience (unless I am on the internet) and sometime Kindness.

 

[Enemy Of The State]

Sin: Envy

Virtue: Charity

 

[Swaki]

Wrath, pride and sloth would be my faults, diligence in form of an unceasing devotion to the righteousness of the harm principle my virtue (and unceasingly brutal criticism and contempt of those which condemn in violation of it, hence the "wrath" and "pride" parts).

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Humility, im a strong believer of the jante law, I'll admit that it may seem cold and even slightly scary when you read the ten laws (the eleventh one is just to "bigbrother" for me) but in practise most of them work great and when people break them most people would agree that that person is douche bag.

Just what humility lies in keeping others down?

[small]I think the Jante "law" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law] might be too obscure a reference without explanation[/small]

Janteloven is not about keeping others down, its about being equal, im no better than you and you're not better than i, and its not like it will keep people from being fantastic at something, it just keeps them from believing that because they exceed in a certain field or have a larger income that others that they are somehow superior beings.

 

[Continuity]

Sin: Sloth (no doubt about that, unless computer games can be called work somehow, in which case I'm a workaholic)

Virtue: None of the above? but if I had to pick one I guess humility is the least ridiculous choice.

 

[Gigano]

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Janteloven is not about keeping others down, its about being equal, im no better than you and you're not better than i, and its not like it will keep people from being fantastic at something, it just keeps them from believing that because they exceed in a certain field or have a larger income that others that they are somehow superior beings.

I think sentences like "Don't think you are good at anything", "Don't think anyone cares about you" and "Don't think you can teach us anything" (applied to those who exceed in a certain field, and thus certainly could teach that) go beyond merely keeping the ego in check, venturing into anti-individualism and anti-plurality.

As the article on it outlines:

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Generally used colloquially as a sociological term to negatively describe an attitude towards individuality and success claimed to be common in Scandinavia, the term refers to a snide, jealous and narrow mentality which refuses to acknowledge individual effort and places all emphasis on the collective, while punishing those who stand out as achievers.
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Not to say humans don't have equal worth, but I'd prefer to refer the UN Declaration of Human Rights for that. Less petty.

 

[CrashBang]

Sin: Sloth. Stuff is hard, man
Virtue: Kindness. I wanna be a nice guy please

 

[ShadowsofHope]

Sin: Sloth (Video gaming and sleeping), Gluttony (Foooooood!), Lust (I like the womenz, okay?), Pride (self-explanatory), Wrath (Hidden anger issues)

Virtue: Humility, Charity, Kindness, and (not self-imposed) Chastity

I am totally going to Hell. /sarcasm

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

Oooh, this is interesting...
Sin: Envy

Virtue: This is a hard one... could be Charity, Kindness, or Humility...
At times, I can discard any of them... but...
Then again, I am quite patient... waiting is the one thing in my life that I excel at, as I sometimes say...
One of the four I mentioned >.>
Then again, I am nonsexual, so that is Chastity by default... and I am normally diligent about the things I do...
And Temperance...
Arrrggghhhh, I don't know ;~;

 

[Toriver]

My biggest sin is undoubtedly Sloth.

The virtue is a bit more difficult, as I think my virtue is different from any of those seven, but if I had to pick one of them I would say either Patience or Temperance.

 

[Continuity]

Oooh, this is interesting...
Sin: Envy

Virtue: This is a hard one... could be Charity, Kindness, or Humility...
At times, I can discard any of them... but...
Then again, I am quite patient... waiting is the one thing in my life that I excel at, as I sometimes say...
One of the four I mentioned >.>
Then again, I am nonsexual, so that is Chastity by default... and I am normally diligent about the things I do...
And Temperance...
Arrrggghhhh, I don't know ;~;

I'm sorry I couldn't just leave that there as an unmolested monolith of gob-smacking absurdity... How old are you?

 

[Swaki]

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Janteloven is not about keeping others down, its about being equal, im no better than you and you're not better than i, and its not like it will keep people from being fantastic at something, it just keeps them from believing that because they exceed in a certain field or have a larger income that others that they are somehow superior beings.

I think sentences like "Don't think you are good at anything", "Don't think anyone cares about you" and "Don't think you can teach us anything" (applied to those who exceed in a certain field, and thus certainly could teach that) go beyond merely keeping the ego in check, venturing into anti-individualism and anti-plurality.

As the article on it outlines:

...
Generally used colloquially as a sociological term to negatively describe an attitude towards individuality and success claimed to be common in Scandinavia, the term refers to a snide, jealous and narrow mentality which refuses to acknowledge individual effort and places all emphasis on the collective, while punishing those who stand out as achievers.
...

Not to say humans don't have equal worth, but I'd prefer to refer the UN Declaration of Human Rights for that. Less petty.

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Janteloven is not about keeping others down, its about being equal, im no better than you and you're not better than i, and its not like it will keep people from being fantastic at something, it just keeps them from believing that because they exceed in a certain field or have a larger income that others that they are somehow superior beings.

I think sentences like "Don't think you are good at anything", "Don't think anyone cares about you" and "Don't think you can teach us anything" (applied to those who exceed in a certain field, and thus certainly could teach that) go beyond merely keeping the ego in check, venturing into anti-individualism and anti-plurality.

As the article on it outlines:

...
Generally used colloquially as a sociological term to negatively describe an attitude towards individuality and success claimed to be common in Scandinavia, the term refers to a snide, jealous and narrow mentality which refuses to acknowledge individual effort and places all emphasis on the collective, while punishing those who stand out as achievers.
...

Not to say humans don't have equal worth, but I'd prefer to refer the UN Declaration of Human Rights for that. Less petty.

I'll admit that certain rules are borderline creepy, but they came way before the UN was even founded and as the same article points out the general theme is "Don't think you're anyone special or that you're better than us." and that's something i can support, im not saying you should live by these "laws" but they are a great thing to keep in mind, and heck comparing them to the thing the thread is about (the seven deadly sins) they are amazing, especially because breaking the rules in the novel only raises suspicion and wont lead to you getting killed.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

-Snip-
I'm sorry I couldn't just leave that there as an unmolested monolith of gob-smacking absurdity... How old are you?

I'm nineteen, as it says on my profile.
And please don't start on all that rubbish about there being no such thing as nonsexuality, I've heard it before, and it is still wrong >.>
It just makes me sigh when yet another person tries to disprove it.
If you had no intention of doing such a thing, then sorry about that little rant >.>

 

[GeorgW]

Sloth and maaaybe diligence.
But really I have all the sins and none of the virtues. I'm evil. Oh well...

 

[Mondai Randy]

Sin: Sloth

Virtue: Kindness

 

[Super Toast]

Oooh, this is interesting...
Sin: Envy

Virtue: This is a hard one... could be Charity, Kindness, or Humility...

I don't think so. If you list so many things that you think make you awesome, then you're not humble. As Weird Al once said;

"I know I'm a million times more humble than thou art!"

OT:

Sin: Sloth

Virtue: Helpfulness

 

[ProtoChimp]

Sin: Wrath/Sloth/Pride/Lust/Gluttony

Virtue: Kindness

... I'm not doing too well am I.

 

[Jefw]

Virtue: charity/kindness
Sin: pride

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

-Snip-
I don't think so. If you list so many things that you think make you awesome, then you're not humble. As Weird Al once said;

"I know I'm a million times more humble than thou art!"

OT:

Sin: Sloth

Virtue: Helpfulness

I don't know about that, I wouldn't say these things make me awesome.
But you do raise a good point.
Still, I never said I was any good at them, so I could be crap, and not awesome at them...
Hmmm... you just haven't caught me in a humble moment. I'm a walking contradiction. And the biggest coward to ever walk the Earth.