hmichellerose on nostr

A lot of people absorbed the idea that “I was wrong” = “I’m a horrible person”.

Unfortunately a lot of religion leans into this. In religion “I was wrong” = “I sinned” = “I’m going to be punished by god” ...which is of course terrifying!

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Humility · 2d

Shame in place of learned growth/integration for most

Ava · 2d

This is one reason I think the Greek behind “sin” matters. The Greek hamartia carries the sense of missing the mark—to err, to fall short. The language is one of aim: you intended to hit the mark, and you missed. You missed the mark. Okay. See it clearly. Course correct. Do better next time....

alphakamp · 2d

Shame and guilt is one of easiest ways to control people