Seven Deadly Sins Fitting For The 21st Century

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Are the original Seven Deadly Sins fitting for the 21st Century? Time has shown that they are outdated. The Seven Deadly Sins define that one should be selfless, content, humble, and loyal. These vague definitions are inadequate when viewed through modern mentalities. Dating sites like Tinder allow us to meet strangers and have one-night stands, no big deal. We eat until we feel like we are going to vomit and fat acceptance seems to be the new trending thing. We also sleep an excessive amount but before light bulbs were invented the average amount of sleep we got was ten hours. Can a person be wrathful and leave another person unharmed? That’s the question of the century isn’t it. Or maybe why is it we can’t be prideful for the hard work we

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