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Pondering about sin

The concept of sin fascinates me. It's perhaps partially due to the fact religion fascinates me. While I am in no way religious, I still find it to be a fascinating concept, and enjoy reading and pondering about it. Is sin subjective? Is there one set of sins according to religion and the after-life and another set according to living humans and the present life, or are they one and the same? Whenever I hear the word "sin," I immediately think of the Ten Commandments, which go as follows: 1. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" 2. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" 3. "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" 4. "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" 5. "Honour thy father and thy mother" 6. "Thou shalt not kill" 7. "Thou shalt not commit adultery" 8. "Thou shalt not steal" 9. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neig...