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Sin is something that negatively effects something, someone, somewhere. When you are dreaming, technically, you affect nothing.
Originally posted by deadline527
I do the same things anyone would if they knew their actions carried no consequence.
It almost reminds me of the quote, "Absolute power corrupts, absolutely."
Originally posted by Throbber
Originally posted by deadline527
I do the same things anyone would if they knew their actions carried no consequence.
It almost reminds me of the quote, "Absolute power corrupts, absolutely."
That's an interesting pointer, does imaginary absolute power corrupt, absolutely?
One would think that judging by all the mini-hitlers inhabiting our office spaces nationwide, that the case would be a yes.
Originally posted by Throbber
Sin, to me, equates to personal Ethics - which is like morals but it's your own personal set of them.
Obviously the more lah-di-dah members of society can banter amongst themselves as to what is truly an ethical standpoint - but i know where i stand on that matter, at least.
If it's something that you would consider as wrong in reality (and of course, your dreams are still part of reality - keep that in mind) then you should not technically be making excuses.
Do you have some sort of problem with accepting that you've done something that is inherently wrong even by your own standards?
edit; If, for example; i was to dream about killing and maiming hundreds of baby ducks armed with nothing more than a club, i would consider that wrong.
I'd probably go so far as to go out and feed the ducks, if i was badly affected by it.
[edit on 10-4-2008 by Throbber]
Originally posted by pavlovsdog
Can a Christian be practicing Lucid Dreaming and still be true to his faith?
Seems to me being concerned about "sinning while practicing lucid dreaming' is not perhaps the pertinent question.
Originally posted by daddyroo45
Sin is a falsehood perportrated by men who wish to controll the masses. What some consider sin is just a choice in this reaility.
I'm not speaking of criminal acts just "sins" like lust,greed etc.
Originally posted by Throbber
reply to post by deadline527
Perhaps it depends on the person - i can honestly say that i've never actually dreamt of anything along the lines of killing fluffy ducks or any other cute small creature for that matter.
Plenty of times i personally have been mauled, eaten alive, sliced, diced, crushed (that was a real bad one when i was a kid) or any other macabre obscenity on the mind that i've dreamt of though.
Is it a sin to dream of your own death?
Not last time i checked, but i know it's wrong.
Come to think of it, i haven't had any of those dreams for quite some time now - perhaps for me it depends on my mental stability...
Well, regardless - I have infact willingly harmed one person (from almost a decade ago) who i felt had slighted me in some way in my dreams, but i only went so far as breaking his nose.
Still felt bad about it afterwards though.
Like i said, it depends on the person.
Originally posted by Throbber
reply to post by deadline527
I think i see what you're getting at - you feel as if because it's going on inside your head, you create the rules, that sort of thing?