 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
The sense of sin has been one of the dominant psychological facts in history, and is still at the present day of great importance in the mental life of a large proportion of mankind. But although the sense of sin is easy to recognize and define, the concept of "sin” is obscure, especially if we attempt to interpret it in non-theological terms.
Some "enlightened" persons believe themselves to have seen through "sin", and to have discarded the whole complex of beliefs and emotions with which it is associated. But most of these persons, if scrutinized, will be found to have only rejected some prominent part of the received moral code.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Human Society in Ethics and Politics, (1954), chapter 7：sinbr> More info.:https://russell-j.com/cool/47T-0701.htm