Human Nature

Tabula rasa, John Locke.

wanna know why they are called 7 deadly sins?
that because all of that ARE human nature.
they exist in every human and they cant be seen by anyone.
this kind of thing cant be corrected by other ppl.
which is why they are deadly sins.

Wrath - angry over your death in call of duty
Greed - receiving a gift and wishing it were better
Lust - we're on a hentai site...
Envy - jealous because your friend got a neater toy
Gluttony - dessert
Sloth - staying in bed past noon
Pride - buying nice clothes

They are all basic instincts. And coincidentally *cough* they are all traits that would be bad to have in people when you're trying to rule over them. It's foolish to think that there is not more. One reason we Humans got to where we are is because we helped each other, cooperation is almost always better for a species.

I haven't read everyone's post, so if mine sounds the same as another, forgive me.

My beliefs on the 'Seven Deadly Sins' are twofold. Part is the Religious side, the other is the animistic side that we doubt we have.

This is my (religious) view of the Seven Deadly Sins. I think that God gave us these, not as sin, but for our own survival, yet they changed when Adam and Eve ate the apples. Now many might say that I'm wrong because they are 'Deadly Sins' not necessary components to life, but here's my reasoning, sin by sin.

Greed- Greed is to want something for oneself, and even God is greedy in a sense. He want's us to return to him instead of falling into the clutches of the Devil. Sure, it's because we are of his creation, but at the same time, it's greedy that he doesn't want to share (please don't start the good vs evil thing with this)
Lust- Although the popular belief of lust is that it is bad, lust is actually a component of love, just this one deals more with physical pleasure than mental. If man did not lust, child birth could not happen (I don't mean that in the sense of today, I'm speaking in broad terms.) Why? When we lust for a person, it spurs arousal into action, and from that, we get kids (flawed i know, but it's logical when you think on it.) Also, I don't think it's possible to get someone pregnant with a limp penis. If it is, I haven't heard of it.
Envy- Envy is a stronger form of Greed, that I believe came later as Greed sets in. All Envy is, is the wanting for something more than what you have.
Sloth- Sloth came from wanting to rest more so we can conserve more energy for work. God gave us the ability to rest so we can get more done with our lives and so we may glorify his name in doing so.
Gluttony- Gluttony is hunger. That's the most simple way to put it. We eventually get tired of what we have and get 'hungry' for more, and it's not just in terms of food either. We hunger for money, fame, power, video games, etc. We need to 'want' or 'hunger' if we seek entrance into heaven. If we didn't want to follow gods rules, what would be the point of creating life and giving us a reward for being good? Take your pick.
Pride- To take pride in one's looks is to show that you care for your body and your surrounds so that you become a better person.
Wrath- In all honesty, I think wrath is the youngest of the Deadly Sins. My reason being is that Wrath was never around until God showed his to Adam, Eve, and the serpent (the devil.) Wrath isn't only anger, it's also disappointment towards something or someone. Do parents show their wrath when they punish their children, or does the state show the wrath of the law when someone breaks a law?

I'll add the other part of it when I finish finding good standing on it

Tabula Rasa means "empty slate", not that humans are innately bad.

A sheet of paper has no morals. It doesn't mean it is bad.

Right.. John Locke did say that though. wikipedia or google it its there.

Human in my opinion are an animal that has use these so called seven sin to evolve and achieve the very essence of life.
How human can manipulate this behavior to their advantage are what amaze me, compare to other animal such as the monkey and dolphin we/human can use this behavior to suit the current need. But what really makes me worried can Human preserved all the achievement in the coming years? the achievement such as technology/building making/boat making/weapon making/advance farming and so on in case of a calamity occur. Can human preserved all this DATA or rather Can human reproduce these information after it been lost? that's what really worried me the capability of human on conserving an information for emergency use or after the calamity happen. I'm not worried in Human cause human are the only species in these earth that can evolve adapt quickly to it's new enviroment.

I always thought of humans starting out corrupt from the day they are born, and the quality of the 7 sins would plausible in this sens.

I would agree with that statement for the most part. After reading this, i thought it strange, that when babies are born, they naturaly do bad things. It's not till later in life that we learn that the things we do are bad. Babies steal, all the time from one another, they destroy, they scream, which is same as cursing i think. But why do they automatically go that route instead of the others. Of course I'm generalizing, not all babies are evil little cretans, i wasn't.

I think we need more then seven sins to describe the fucked up nature of the human mind. The only good things humans do are either behaviors programmed into them at childhood or self preserving agreements which we now call laws. A natural human mind cares not for another human, only for itself and it's well being.