Comments on: To Live is to Sin? http://www.beingamberrhea.com/2004/05/26/to-live-is-to-sin/ Making the baby Jesus cry since 2002. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:10:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Amber http://www.beingamberrhea.com/2004/05/26/to-live-is-to-sin/#comment-22126 Amber Thu, 03 Jun 2004 22:23:24 +0000 http://amber.tangerinecs.com/?p=57#comment-22126 As far as I can tell, it's being in the sense of your first example; existence. Tracing the etymology through Latin <i>sontis</i> sounds right. You get Spanish <i>ser</i>, French <i>suis</i>, etc... As far as I can tell, it’s being in the sense of your first example; existence. Tracing the etymology through Latin sontis sounds right. You get Spanish ser, French suis, etc…

]]> By: Charles http://www.beingamberrhea.com/2004/05/26/to-live-is-to-sin/#comment-22125 Charles Mon, 31 May 2004 15:48:46 +0000 http://amber.tangerinecs.com/?p=57#comment-22125 Interesting. Now, is that 'being' in the sense of 'is' ("Jane is a girl") or in the sense of 'this being the one' ("Tim was executed, being found gulty in a court of law")? Would you trace the etymology through the Latin <i>sontis</i>? <br> <br>At any rate, the connection of being to sin is found even in "contemporary" thinkers such as Heidegger and Derrida. While both may not have in mind the traditional concept of sin, they do put forward in their language the notion that guiltiness attaches to the very fact we are. Interesting. Now, is that ‘being’ in the sense of ‘is’ (”Jane is a girl”) or in the sense of ‘this being the one’ (”Tim was executed, being found gulty in a court of law”)? Would you trace the etymology through the Latin sontis?

At any rate, the connection of being to sin is found even in “contemporary” thinkers such as Heidegger and Derrida. While both may not have in mind the traditional concept of sin, they do put forward in their language the notion that guiltiness attaches to the very fact we are.

]]> By: Niki http://www.beingamberrhea.com/2004/05/26/to-live-is-to-sin/#comment-22124 Niki Fri, 28 May 2004 22:03:15 +0000 http://amber.tangerinecs.com/?p=57#comment-22124 Well, aren't all humans <i>beings</i> supposed to have original sin, so we technically are supposed to sin (or be), because we were just "programmed" that way. Well, aren’t all humans beings supposed to have original sin, so we technically are supposed to sin (or be), because we were just “programmed” that way.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.beingamberrhea.com/2004/05/26/to-live-is-to-sin/#comment-22121 Adrian Fri, 28 May 2004 03:58:06 +0000 http://amber.tangerinecs.com/?p=57#comment-22121 Yes, we care. Yes, we care.

]]> By: Amber http://www.beingamberrhea.com/2004/05/26/to-live-is-to-sin/#comment-22122 Amber Fri, 28 May 2004 03:16:18 +0000 http://amber.tangerinecs.com/?p=57#comment-22122 To be clear... this isn't just something I made up, some random leap. I first heard one of my linguistics professors talk about it a few years ago. I can find references on the internet if anyone cares. To be clear… this isn’t just something I made up, some random leap. I first heard one of my linguistics professors talk about it a few years ago. I can find references on the internet if anyone cares.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.beingamberrhea.com/2004/05/26/to-live-is-to-sin/#comment-22123 Adrian Thu, 27 May 2004 11:23:42 +0000 http://amber.tangerinecs.com/?p=57#comment-22123 I bet Nietzsche might have something interesting or cynical about that somewhere. I bet Nietzsche might have something interesting or cynical about that somewhere.

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