Anger, gluttony, pride, lust, laziness, envy and greed. The seven deadly sins are one of the most widespread Christian concepts worldwide along with their holy book, the Bible. The idea of ??these acts as a compilation of human faults has spread to multiple platforms and formats in which to exploit them, such as the film Seven directed by American filmmaker David Fincher.
However, indulgence in one or more of these sins may not do so much damage to health, as British neuroscientist Jack Lewis points out in an interview for El País: “The seven most common human temptations are a perfectly acceptable part, if not totally necessary, of our repertoire of behaviors. “If they were completely suppressed, it is very possible that our species would not survive.”
His explanations have been one of the topics of conversation in the current El Hormiguero gathering. The Antena 3 nighttime program, presented by Pablo Motos, has once again had the presence of Cristina Pardo, Nuria Roca, Juan del Val and Tamara Falcó to discuss everything from the Ábalos case to the investigation of Carles Puigdemont by Tsunami Democràtic. Even so, the seven sins have been what has raised the most dialogue among its participants.
The Marchioness of Griñón surprised the presenter and the other panelists with a note sheet, the first time she had brought one, according to Motos y Pardo. Falcó wanted to highlight how the number seven is repeated in different aspects of life inside and outside the Bible, in addition to giving the counterparts of each sin. Against pride there is humility, against greed there is generosity, against envy there is charity or love of neighbor and so on with the complete calculation.
Juan del Val, an expert on the controversial topics of each Thursday, assured that the seven sins “are fine” and that in one way or another he puts them all into practice. Cristina Pardo claimed that she did not feel identified with either envy or laziness, while Falcó herself certified that lust was “disordered sex.” Questioned about the human lack that she finds most difficult to manage, the collaborator has pointed out her gluttony.
For his part, Jack Lewis -author of the book The Science of Sin- has also told the keys to resisting the seven mentioned: “Practice, determination and optimism. (…) We can all take steps to develop the habit of looking at our emotional distress more objectively. “This alone makes it more likely that, rather than responding in an antisocial way, we will choose a prosocial way.”
