The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins were a list of psychological flaws first identified by Christianity in the 4th century. Christianity was wise in spotting the errors, but rather ungenerous in explaining why they existed. Given that we are all, in a sense, ‘sinners’, we need to find better explanations for our bad behaviour.

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“Christianity has, traditionally, spoken a lot about sinners. In the fourth century, the Church identified ‘seven deadly sins’: failings of character that were to be particularly condemned and avoided by all righteous people. They were...”


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[janiskozinda]

my hat goes off to the artist or team of artists who animated this, amazing work guys! 10/10

[Milestonemonger]

Pride: I feel invisible.
Envy: a graceless way to learn.
Roth: I'm angry and scared.
Gluteny: emotionally starving.
Lust: I'm lonely.
Sloth: fear of taking a risk.
Greed: feeling neglected.

Edit: (2 years later)
gluttony and wrath, not Gluten and Roth 🤭
Sorry about the spelling mistakes. Loved the funny comments pointing that out, though 😂

[Thephillips-djpo]

So lemme get this straight
Pride: You show off because you feel like the world ignored.
Envy: You just think you’re imperfect and need to improve.
Wrath: You’re angry because you feel threatened or scares.
Gluttony: You starve for love.
Lust: You’re lonely.
Sloth: You’re afraid of to try something out of Humiliation or injury.
Greed: You feel so neglected and desperate so you go after anything as fast as possible.

[leetheyeen]

God, the Sloth one really hit me hard. Didn't expect to cry today. Beautifully done.

[alakesbrahms]

Pride-Fear of being ignored
Envy-Fear of not being at our fullest
Wrath-Fear of being scared
Gluttony-Fear of not having true emotional stability
Lust-Fear of being not accepted
Sloth-Fear of failing
Greed-Fear of being lacking

[hamsandwich]

although I'm an atheist I think these basic teachings of the Bible of being a good human being are a great thing

[daoceanman]

This is what I need. Not someone saying "You'll go to hell for that you know", just somebody who will actually help me. I don't need someone to tell me that I am a horrible person and that I will burn in hell for not doing anything. Thank you.

[originalhandle]

Pride - Mario
Envy - Luigi
Wrath - Bowser
Greed - Wario
Gluttony - Yoshi
Lust - Birdo
Sloth - Princess Peach (she never does anything to protect herself from Bowser)

[nicolenicole]

I haven't finished this video yet but I had to comment on how fucking gorgeous the animations are
Seriously whoever worked on this needs a raise and has all my respect

[kaleamarielle]

Spongebob is about the seven deadly sins:

Spongebob: Lust
He loves everyone around him. (By meaning that he always have love for other people and never hates them)

Squidward: Warth
He is very mean in almost every episode

Patrick: Sloth
He is lazy everyday.

Mr. Krab: Greed
He wants all the money.

Plankton: Envy
He is jealous of mr. Krabs wealth

Sandy: Pride
She boast and talks about how she is a mammal and how she lives in Texas.

Lastly,
Gary: Gluttony
He eats a lot.


Btw this is not my conspiracy. Someone else made this :)

[sila]

I’m writing a book about the sins and how people misunderstand their meanings, this video helped me a lot!
Thank you!

[ocarinagirlandthestories]

I feel like a lot of people especially back in the day missed the whole “Jesus died for our sins” part of Christianity.

[manjunathsrinivas]

The background music feels like a warm Saturday afternoon.

[nielsassal]

A seven minutes vid talking about the seven sins

[lefthandersrule]

I'm an atheist, but I wanted to learn about the seven sins for a drawing I'm working on, but when it got to Gluttony, I stopped drawing.

I'm a gluttonous person, and I'm overweight. I've been trying to stop eating as much and working out more but it's a slow process.

When it talked about Gluttony, it made me feel better about myself. It made me feel less gross. So, thank you. Thank you for uploading this and teaching others. This video was surprisingly uplifting and has rewatch value, at least to me.

[angelacox]

This is beautifully done. It is important to know & understand that these sins do not make you inherently "bad", but each one can prevent us from living a full life or reaching our full potential 💜

[psychielstuffs]

Seven Deadly Sins -- Seven Heavenly Virtues

Pride -- Humility
Envy -- Kindness
Wrath -- Patience / Fortitude
Greed -- Charity
Gluttony -- Temperance
Sloth -- Diligence
Lust -- Chastity

Edit: HOLY FCK I CRINGED SO HARD READING MY COMMENTS, IM SORRY YALL HAD TO SEE MY CRINGY SELF BACK THEN 😭 (Psychiel 2022)

[random_dude]

Pride: Pride
Envy: Envy
Wrath: Wrath
Gluttony: Gluttony
Lust: Lust
Sloth: Sloth
Greed: Greed

Get it?

[MayTheWrathOfTheGodsPierceYou]

I'm not a Christian but I just had to know what the 7 deadly sins are

[jacquewebster]

So the "Sinners" are misunderstood. Those guys aren't evil, they're just broken inside.💔 All they need is love and guidance.💓