History of evil

The concept of sin and death life

Man and transgression

Sin is not doing evil. The real sin is not doing good. Pier Paolo Pasolini.

An irresistibly intelligent design

In its historical context, the "discovery" of the concept of " sin " was an evolution for humanity. It allowed the expansion of self-censorship, psychology and accountability.

1 / At the root of self-censorship.

Basically, human history is " slow compression of some primates instincts in favor of human values ​​." In this " continuous compression", the concept of "sin" was an improvement over previous methods * .

* An improvement over the old means of coercion, based primarily on violence, torture and evil.

The fear of the afterlife, fear of divine punishment and the fear of hell, succeeded to violence. The men went, themselves, to oppress their "negative instincts ." To try to act as humanly possible. The fear of being punishes after his death prevented (and still keeps ) many moral offenses .

2 / At the root of psychology.

Religions can be considered the mother of psychology. By encouraging men to repentance ( the yom Kakkipourîm ) Judaism paved the way . This obligation introspection, required human inwardly he visits his actions. They practice a kind of self analysis and sum in order to improve his own behavior. The frequency of this practice has multiplied in Christianity through confession . It also adds a third "impartial" and "silent" (in principle) the priest . For Christians, every man at any time can confess his sins . We now know the importance of confession to the victim and his family. We also know how, say is important for the release of the offender.

3 / At the root of the principle of responsibility.

The emergence of the concept of sin also had some influence in the emergence of the concept of responsibility. Indeed, sin makes man responsible for his actions . The offense committed "intentionally" against the divine or against others, the responsibility of the author. And because he is responsible for his actions, he must respond and accept the consequences . Human responsibility ( flagship concept of humanity ), became the emblem of the contemporary society. It is the flagship of freedom.

From morality to secular law

Obviously, like any construction equipment, the concept of sin, during the time, was sclerotic . She has lagged behind the development of the society. And often it was diverted from its original purpose . Yet, despite its obsolescence, this concept allows the inadequacies of law. The secular law is not yet fully capable of containing abusantes impulses of man. This is why the notion of sin still work to be done in humanity. Although this concept has aged, do not forget that it was a true civilizing progress. As taboos or rituals before she sacrifices, the sin is a design time tool. It is intended to be replaced by psychology, law, justice, the principle of responsibility ... Once they sufficiently integrated by human society.

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Adam et Eve chassés du paradis terrestre Cesari Giuseppe, dit le Cavalier d'Arpin

Si quelqu'un a l'intention de faire une bonne action mais n'est pas en mesure de la réaliser, Dieu la lui inscrit comme une bonne action. S'il l'exécute, Dieu lui inscrit pour elle une bonne action multipliée de dix à sept cents fois et davantage encore. S'il a l'intention de commettre une mauvaise action et qu'il ne la fait pas, Dieu la lui inscrit comme une bonne action. Et s'il exécute la mauvaise action, Dieu la lui inscrit comme une seule mauvaise action, ou alors Il l'efface.

Le prophète Mahomet

La Bible comme tous les livres sacrés, est le résultat d'expériences mystiques, profondes et sérieuses, d'un long et puissant travail de réflexion, d'intuition et de commentaires. Des centaines de milliers d'êtres humains, entièrement voués à la recherche spirituelle, ont consacré leur existence à la quête de cette vérité absolue. Toute cette puissance mystique, suffit pour prendre au sérieux les livres sacrés, pour réfléchir consciencieusement aux sens caché des métaphores.