Comments on: The most subtle of the seven deadly sins

By: Malishious Intent

Malishious Intent — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:13:01 +0000

This is sure news to me. It certainly makes more senses because if you do fall into sloth it is very hard to come out or to improve your lot in life. I am getting close to falling into ’sloth’ and I need to be careful, but how can you blame me with the people in office and the state of the world eh?

By: Heather Evans

Heather Evans — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:49:01 +0000

I am speaking on “Sloth”/Apathy at my small group for High Schoolers, and the way you put this is PERFECT for what I was trying to get across! Great post.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:20:05 +0000

Thanks! I just stumbled on your blog and what you wrote about sloth has really challenged me. I appreciate you taking the time to share those thoughts. I’m printing them out now to keep chewing on them…!!!

By: Hindsight and the 80/20 rule « Software Ramblings

Hindsight and the 80/20 rule « Software Ramblings — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:58:40 +0000

[...] At one extreme is the belief that everything is equally important, or at least equally likely to be important. At the other extreme is the belief that 80/20 principles are everywhere an that it is possible to predict the “20″ part. Reality lies somewhere between these extremes, but I believe it is often closer to the latter than we think. In many circumstances acting as if everything were equally important is idiocy or sloth. [...]

By: John

John — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:02:55 +0000

Good post, and I agree that you have presented a correct definition of sloth in contrast to the usual connotation of this term.

So, with that proviso, I can’t help but relaying the very curious observation, which unfortunately uses the wrong definition of sloth, to remember the list:

The Skipper — gluttony
The Professor — pride
Ginger — lust
MaryAnn — envy
Mr. Howell — greed
Mrs. Howell — anger
Gilligan — sloth

I saw this on the internet a long time ago and it has stuck with me ever since!

By: Sue VanHattum

Sue VanHattum — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:48:56 +0000

As a ‘work of art’, there’s a big neon sign on the campus of UCSD that flashes these 7 words. I really didn’t like it, for lots of reasons.

Maybe the artist intended that people question them, but flashing them like that just adds to their imprint on people’s psyches, without necessarily encouraging questioning. It added to the hegemony of Judeo-Christian ideas.

But more to your point, I didn’t feel that they were all ’sins’. I can see how taking any of them to extremes is problematic, but many of them can be delightful if approached respectfully. Lust can be great, just realize you’re not exactly in your right mind, and respect the person you’re lusting after.

If a soldier kills, in obedience to his commanders, without feeling any lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy or pride, has he not committed a deadly sin?

Thanks for an interesting post.