• Coolishguy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In some Christianity. Many define it in terms of disobeying God, which can conflict pretty badly with the not-being-a-dick thing depending on interpretation

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      1 year ago

      In correct Christianity. (Yes, I am bigoted about what sort of Christianity is correct.)

      Obeying God is, a) not being a dick to God, and b) not being a dick is easier said than done and God understands this better than we do.

      Agreed the interpretation can turn this to either seem bad or genuinely be bad; and there are other also-valid ways to oversimplify it. But I still contend that in genuine Christianity not-sin is at least essentially close to not-being-a dick as long as you can think ahead to later consequences of your actions and not be a dick with the consequences either.