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Is It Sin?

SalixIncendium

अग्निविलोवनन्दः
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Another thread with the same title asks if watching pornography is a sin. This isn't really about that.

What I found curious was the author did not type out the word (allowing for some fun interpretation on my part), and instead typed p-graphy.

The word "pornography" isn't a profanity, and certainly isn't in our language filter. It's just a word to describe a thing.

Which leads my to my question. Is typing out a word that suggests something you consider morally or ethically questionable a sin?
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
Another thread with the same title asks if watching pornography is a sin. This isn't really about that.

What I found curious was the author did not type out the word (allowing for some fun interpretation on my part), and instead typed p-graphy.

Which leads my to my question. Is typing out a word that suggests something you consider morally or ethically questionable a sin?
Maybe it comes down to our intention of the words we use?

Is words in themselves a sin? Or the meaning we put behind those words when we use it.
 

SalixIncendium

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Maybe it comes down to our intention of the words we use?

Is words in themselves a sin? Or the meaning we put behind those words when we use it.

Interesting. How can intent relate to the use of the word "pornography?"

If I use the word pornography to describe depictions of acts of a sexual nature, how does my intent behind the use of the word different from that of another?
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
Interesting. How can intent relate to the use of the word "pornography?"

If I use the word pornography to describe depictions of acts of a sexual nature, how does my intent behind the use of the word different from that of another?
If you saw it as a sin to use that word to describe the act, you could see it as a sin to even think of porn ( I put it to the extreme here)
 

exchemist

Veteran Member
Another thread with the same title asks if watching pornography is a sin. This isn't really about that.

What I found curious was the author did not type out the word (allowing for some fun interpretation on my part), and instead typed p-graphy.

The word "pornography" isn't a profanity, and certainly isn't in our language filter. It's just a word to describe a thing.

Which leads my to my question. Is typing out a word that suggests something you consider morally or ethically questionable a sin?
.....but then "arsehole" isn't in your language filter. :p

But on your question, it would be rather problematic, since nobody would ever be able to inform you that the thing in question was sinful.
 

SalixIncendium

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If you saw it as a sin to use that word to describe the act, you could see it as a sin to even think of porn ( I put it to the extreme here)

That's basically the question asked in the OP. Is use of certain words, such as pornography, even when they aren't a profanity, a sin? If so, why? Is this based on any scripture?
 

Spirit of Light

Be who ever you want
That's basically the question asked in the OP. Is use of certain words, such as pornography, even when they aren't a profanity, a sin? If so, why? Is this based on any scripture?
Personally I dont see the word as a sin, only the act. So writing Pornography is not a sin
 

Brian2

Veteran Member
Another thread with the same title asks if watching pornography is a sin. This isn't really about that.

What I found curious was the author did not type out the word (allowing for some fun interpretation on my part), and instead typed p-graphy.

The word "pornography" isn't a profanity, and certainly isn't in our language filter. It's just a word to describe a thing.

Which leads my to my question. Is typing out a word that suggests something you consider morally or ethically questionable a sin?

Such as "murder"? Or are you referring to things of a sexual nature?
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
.....but then "arsehole" isn't in your language filter. :p

But on your question, it would be rather problematic, since nobody would ever be able to inform you that the thing in question was sinful.

The English spelling is accepted apparently but the American spelling is in the language filter
 

Audie

Veteran Member
Another thread with the same title asks if watching pornography is a sin. This isn't really about that.

What I found curious was the author did not type out the word (allowing for some fun interpretation on my part), and instead typed p-graphy.

The word "pornography" isn't a profanity, and certainly isn't in our language filter. It's just a word to describe a thing.

Which leads my to my question. Is typing out a word that suggests something you consider morally or ethically questionable a sin?
In Victorian times one was not to refer to
a table " leg", no, it was to be covered by tablecloth and called a " limb".
Which says something only about the people being so weird.
 

Evangelicalhumanist

"Truth" isn't a thing...
Premium Member
Maybe it comes down to our intention of the words we use?

Is words in themselves a sin? Or the meaning we put behind those words when we use it.
Bingo!

I have to say, I do not use "naughty" words very often -- when you have a decent vocabulary, you really don't need to. But there are times when one of those words that are routinely bleeped out are, in fact, exactly the right word to use. And at such times (rare though they are) I really hate having them bleeped out.
 

Dan From Smithville

What's up Doc?
Staff member
Premium Member
Another thread with the same title asks if watching pornography is a sin. This isn't really about that.

What I found curious was the author did not type out the word (allowing for some fun interpretation on my part), and instead typed p-graphy.

The word "pornography" isn't a profanity, and certainly isn't in our language filter. It's just a word to describe a thing.

Which leads my to my question. Is typing out a word that suggests something you consider morally or ethically questionable a sin?
It is probably like a-cohol abuse. if you spell it out, it will consume you.

To me it always seems like people that have issues with certain words are attributing some quality of what is being described to the word describing it.
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
Is typing out a word that suggests something you consider morally or ethically questionable a sin?

You mean when I type T'ump or the Rep'party because they are ev'l tr'tors and crim'nals?

It is my sin when I focus on the negative rather than the positive.
 

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
Another thread with the same title asks if watching pornography is a sin. This isn't really about that.

What I found curious was the author did not type out the word (allowing for some fun interpretation on my part), and instead typed p-graphy.

The word "pornography" isn't a profanity, and certainly isn't in our language filter. It's just a word to describe a thing.

Which leads my to my question. Is typing out a word that suggests something you consider morally or ethically questionable a sin?

I think before Jesus sin was pretty specific in that you broke laws God commanded that you do not break.
After Jesus, sin became anything you felt was immoral.

What an individual feels is immoral varies from individual. Therefore what people see as sin varies from individual to individual.
"Sin" is no longer as easily defined as it once was.
 
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