7/19/23

Seven Deadly Sins; Leading with Pride

 The seven deadly sins are a classic reminder of how society goes bad politically and socially. They exemplify characteristics of recurrent human behavior rather than economic theories like capitalism or communism; neither of which are without  execrable errors comprising sin (to miss the mark).

The seven deadly sins

Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth

One wonders if fear of doing what is right and honorable should be included in an expanded list. For a few decades there has been a push to promote wickedness and immorality.

I reached the topic reading about ESA’s PRIDE tech on the JUICE mission to explore the moons of Jupiter. One must wonder why pride as a trait is wanted at all instead of quiet confidence in ability, competence and so forth. Well, JUICE is a greatly interesting and worthwhile mission though there mission orientation seems a gratuitous effort to stick a foot in a snare trap of sin.

The Planetary Radio Interferometer & Doppler Experiment, or PRIDE

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