# The seven deadly sins **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 21, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866 "2010-04-21T15:56:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/1 "2010-04-21T15:56:29Z")
Which of the seven deadly sins do you struggle (or live comfortably) with? ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/2 "2010-04-21T15:57:19Z")
Sloth and pride more or less define me. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/3 "2010-04-21T16:17:26Z")
It looks like (so far) I’m in the majority with sloth & gluttony. I’m surprised lust isn’t higher, but I’m sure it will rise, so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/4 "2010-04-21T16:20:55Z")
^Sloth and gluttony for me also, with a side of lust. Yumm. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/5 "2010-04-21T16:23:17Z")
Sloth because I enjoy doing nothing. Lust because my little man gets me in trouble sometimes. Gluttony not because I’m overweight but because I have a tendency to consume vast quantities of certain foods, like 2 bags of microwave popcorn or roll after roll of Shockers (sour candy.) ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/6 "2010-04-21T16:24:09Z")
Sloth and Gluttony; I’ve pretty much gotten over my Wrath problem, and I fear my days of Lust are behind me now. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/7 "2010-04-21T16:25:55Z")
I’m proud that I’m in the minority. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/8 "2010-04-21T16:36:15Z")
Lust. I really should tone it down sometimes, but I’m single, 24, and at least average looking. It’s hard. Pride. It pisses off a lot of people, which baffles me because it’s not like I say I’m good at _everything_. I’m that one guy that will admit to being a bad driver, for instance. I just think/know that I’m really really smart. Can’t I have that ONE thing?! Greed. I like money. A lot. And I have (relatively) a lot of it. I _certainly_ live comfortably with that sin. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/9 "2010-04-21T16:37:19Z")
Go Sloth!, FTW! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/10 "2010-04-21T16:48:46Z")
Envy and greed are the two that I **don’t** embrace wholeheartedly. The other five define my lifestyle. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/11 "2010-04-21T16:50:49Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Sloth and pride more or less define me. Me too. I often ponder if these ‘seven deadlys’ aren’t just all the same thing - greed, repackaged. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/12 "2010-04-21T17:04:31Z")
I struggle with gluttony. I am diabetic, and on a very strict nutrition profile … oh, I love to cook and eat. I do manage to stay on track, but it can be a struggle. I love chocolate, but restrict myself to a single dove or hersheys kiss per day. I love coffee, with cream but the caffeine makes my heart do bad things so I restrict myself to a single mug a day [decaf is the antichrist, and tastes like someone filtered the grounds through a dirty jockstrap] and I really love to make pastries, but don’t so I wont be tempted to eat them [unless they are for mrAru to take in to work for a pot luck] ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/13 "2010-04-21T17:05:29Z")
Wrath I struggle with (and frequently win) Sloth wins more often than not when it joins with Gluttony. Pride, lust, envy and greed have no hold on me. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/14 "2010-04-21T17:07:17Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Pride, lust, envy and greed have no hold on me. I’m a million times as humble as thou art! ---
**Author:** ![RedBloom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/15 "2010-04-21T17:08:21Z")
I live uncomfortably with pride and envy… ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/16 "2010-04-21T17:09:22Z")
Aw, hell, I’m a fan of all seven! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/17 "2010-04-21T17:10:11Z")
I enjoy all of the deadly sins, but lust is probably my favorite. Gluttony is good, sloth too. Pride is part of my nature, and to be fair, so is wrath. Greed can be fun when combined with lust or gluttony. Envy is kinda meh, but hey, it beats not sinning at all. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/18 "2010-04-21T17:13:40Z")
Sloth continues in the lead, despite the obvious handicap that most of the slothful dopers didnt event bother to answer the poll! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/19 "2010-04-21T17:14:59Z")
Lazy and horny. I could change, but meh… ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866/20 "2010-04-21T17:15:39Z")
Oops, I didn’t see that you could vote for more than one. I would have chosen pride and envy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-deadly-sins/536866.md?page=2)