Thinking on sin, whether this sin be taken from a theistic or a-theistic perspective

by gubberningbody 11 Replies latest jw friends

  • mindmelda
    mindmelda

    Sin is a religious word, it can't really have any bearing in a discussion of the process of disease and death.

    We actually know what causes many diseases in minute detail, and even conditions once thought to be the result of nurture or upbringing apparently have organic roots, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and autism.

    We're probably going to find, as we discover more about the brain, that many behavioral problems have organic roots, even if they're triggered by a stressful and poorly nurturing environment. Already, depression, anxiety and some anti social behavior is being well controlled in mice by treating them with enzymes that prevent the RNA in our brains from altering in detrimental ways.

    It seems that along the course of our evolution into humans, we have picked up about 50 or so endogenic viruses that made themselves part of our brain or nervous systems RNA, and exposure to stress or certain retro viruses, which are viruses that rewrite our RNA into DNA, usually always with very nasty results, particularly in childhood, trigger those endogenic viruses and cause all sorts of diseases, like multiple sclerosis, Parkinsons, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder, and possibly other diseases that we associate with anti social or harmful behavior. There is still much research to be done in this field.

    It's totally conceivable that most of our "bad behavior" has organic origins and the reason we've labeled some behavior as bad, neglectful and sinful is simply because not nurturing our young and being hostile to others creates an environment in which old endogenic viruses, which are viruses that literally are lying dormant in every human being's brain, are much of the cause of "sin".

    It's interesting to me that one day we may literally treat "sin" and crime as an organic, treatable disease, and simply treat it medically, on the genetic level. If we get rid of sin as a medical treatment, will we need religion, or a God who can absolve us of it?

  • AGuest
    AGuest
    So sin is a genetic condition that causes cells to divide with incomplete genetic information?

    Our "genetic condition" does cause cells to divide with incomplete genetic information, in some instances, yes, dear NVL (peace to you - ). However, it causes much more than just that. In some instances, it causes the cells to be destroyed. In other instances, it causes the cells to mutate. In other instances it causes cells to overmultiply... to attack one another or other cells... and a plethora of other actions/reactions/transactions. But regardless, in ALL instances... they will eventually decay, utterly, virtually every one of them (excluding hair, teeth, and bone, which only partially but greatly decay). That is because every one of them have decay... i.e., "corruption"... programmed IN them.

    True, scientists are working to finding the "key" to that condition, and who am I to say that they won't? I highly doubt it, however, given that contrary to what they SAY... earthling man's lifespan, overall, is still the same as it was 5,000 years ago or so. I will say that, although they may find a "key" to stop one type of cell mutation, and thus "cure" one kind of disease... they inadvertently create another "lock" and thus another type of cell mutation or malfunction, unfortunately. And while they may be able to slow/deter some mutations/malfunctions, they most often result in potentially worse conditions.

    So, that's what I'm sayin'...

    And, again, peace to you!

    A slave of Christ,

    SA

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