Thread:Mesektet/@comment-27729149-20160128170019/@comment-3581997-20160201065619

Ah.

The seven sins are called as such because they are extremes but to discount them entirely is next to impossible conceptually. After all each one has a base in the human psyche

Breeding- after all breeding is a necessity of all animals and the hunger for sex is a natural instinct, that is after all lust in essence, but desire for physical pleasure becomes Lust when the one you apply it to is not a factor, sex without empathy.

Nourishment- All things need to eat and the desire for food is built into us. But hunger turns to Gluttony when you care consuming more than you need to get by. Not merely not rationing off food but making a habit of ignoring your intake.

Anger- is a very necessary trait, we are after-all animals, and impose our import of certain topics onto other animals, and our own kind through application of might. Most creatures can sense anger and know to avoid it's triggers. When we need anger to maintain our societies and own psyches, this turns to Wrath when you go looking for someone to apply it to regardless of reasons you have been given for it.

Admiration- Considered flattery by most when applied lightly, this becomes Envy when all consuming, this is after all what Envy is, an extreme case of admiration. Though it may go a step further depending on what it demands.

Rest- All things need rest at some point, to recuperate or simply to relax. To deny this would not only break us physically but psychologically, everyone needs down time. This turns into Sloth when important functions are ignored for that rest no matter how much down time is given.

Ambition- a base desire for success. It tends to hold people together, in fact it is usually what keeps Sloth at bay, basic motivation for success and or signs of it. To become addicted to those trappings is when it starts to permeate into Greed.

Pride- Is a set of standards you have for yourself, holding yourself to a greater purpose, to have that will not only see you do much good very often it will hold back most other "sins". Pride turns into Vanity when the focus is less on one's actions then one's self. To see yourself as the first and most important to sever.

Each of these is the infant form of one of the supposed 7dead;y sins, to deny a sin entirely would be to ignore the smaller, simpler concepts. You need anger, rest, nourishment, breeding, ambition, admiration and pride. All are key to being a well rounded healthy person. The pure of heart can still possess these traits without being consumed by the. To ignore them or repress them would be extremely dangerous. To wipe your hands of these sins would be to wash them of humanity, The sins occur whem one loses the ability to manage these traits.