Revising the Fault Line

This may seem to be a frontal attack on traditional Christian moral valuation as such, particularly as it comes from an avowed atheist (although one who admires Christian empathy immensely). But we need to consider that there is not only one conceptual metaphor for sin in the Bible. See table below taken from this post (and the metaphorical range is even broader than suggested by the table). Activating different frames for sin will produce different reactions to this challenge to free will. Just one example (and there are many): in my lifetime the concept of drunkenness (a moral fault) has been replaced in Christian circles by that of alcoholism (a sickness). Is there a way to preserve moral valuation in the face of biological determinism? What do we lose and gain by activation of one or another of the various frames for sin?

https://map.bloomfire.com/posts/777665-the-hidden-nature-of-culture.

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