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About the Seven Deadly Sins
This is information about what are the traditional and other permutations of the concept of the seven deadly sins. There are many more than these, which were selected to provide inspiration and general guidance for the theme.
| Ancient | Modern 1 | Modern 2 | Modern 3 | Social (Gandhi) | EdTech |
| Envy | Sucking-Up | Nuclear terrorism | Pollution / Environment destruction | Politics without Principle | Distrust |
| Gluttony | Dieting | Peak oil | Creating poverty | Commerce without Morality | Assumptions |
| Greed / Avarice | Squandering | Economic crisis, "peak credit" | Excessive wealth | Wealth Without Work | Control without sharing |
| Lust | Celibacy | Water crisis | Bioethical / Genetic manipulation | Pleasure Without Conscience | Nostalgia |
| Pride / Vanity | Self- Effacement | "The Singularity" / robotics & artificial intelligence | Drug trafficking / drug abuse | Knowledge without Character | Expert without learning |
| Sloth | Workaholism | Energy supplies | Violation of human rights | Worship without Sacrifice | Stagnation |
| Wrath / Anger | Indifference | Cultural & personal complacency | Immoral scientific experimentation (stem cells) | Science without Humanity | Indifference |
Sources
- Ancient:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins / http://www.deadlysins.com/sins/index.htm - Modern 1:
Susan D White: Seven Deadly Sins of Modern Times http://www.susandwhite.com.au/paintings/sins.html - Modern 2:
Prophets of Doom (History Channel): http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=291023&v=history http://law.rightpundits.com/?p=2706 - Modern 3: Vatican’s Modern Sins: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican_bishop_points_to_modern_social_sins/
- Social (Gandhi): http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/main/q7.htm NOTE: 8th added later by Arun Gandhi (5th grandson through the 2nd son): “Rights Without Responsibility”
- EdTech (Sarah Robbins): http://www.slideshare.net/intellagirl/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-technology-in-higher
Prophets of Doom via Youtube (for those who missed it on television):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gi53kq4vzY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gi53kq4vzY
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