mark traver said: In many spiritual texts (if read correctly) we find that SIN = SLAVERY (in all its forms) and there are 2 things that people are enslaved to: 1. to their Biological Programming 2. to their Cultural Programming This is why phrases like "one must die in order to live" come about..... meaning your BIRTH condition (original sin) is that of a SLAVE to your environment with the "potential" to learn and one day no longer be a SLAVE (freedom = Enlightenment = Truth = Personal Responsibility) By far and away MOST people have NOT approached this "potential" to any significant degree,,, hence they are SLAVES and commit "evils" that are not in harmony with the Reality of the Universe.