Regardless of what the Catholics say, there's a big difference between wanting to punch someone in the face, and actually doing it. They'll put you in jail for the latter, while as yet there is no punishment for thinking about committing a crime. There may be no difference in the eyes of god (if you happen to believe in that sort of thing), but there is a difference in terms of physical consequences (broken nose and bruised fist), and moral (guilt) and legal (jail) consequences.
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"If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
- Anatole France
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