"“In consciousness certain kinds of acts are labeled Sin for no reason visible to introspection,” he wrote, arguing that this mislabeling of normal behaviors leads to unhappiness.Whether or not you agree that religion is to blame (personally, I don’t), the more general point about guilt is a good one: It’s something we tend to experience when we feel undue privilege compared with others—a sort o..."

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