7 Deadly Sins mapped

Wired maps the seven deadly sins:


We're gluttons for infographics, and a team at Kansas State just served up a feast: maps of sin created by plotting per-capita stats on things like theft (envy) and STDs (lust). Christian clergy, likely noting the Bible Belt's status as Wrath Central, question the "science." Valid point—or maybe it's just the pride talking.

The scale runs from Red (Devilish) to Gold (Saintly). Here is the map for Lust:

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See more at Wired.

Posted by Ann Fontaine on September 15, 2009 2:30 PM | |
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