Seven deadly sins misdeeds could occur; the leader-teachers especially focused on pride (which is thought to be the sin that severs the soul from Grace, and the one that is representative and the very essence of all evil) and greed, both of which are seen as inherently sinful and as underlying all other sins to be prevented. To inspire people to focus on the seven deadly sins, the vices are discussed in treatises and depicted in paintings and sculpture decorations on Catholic churches as well as older textbooks. While the seven deadly sins as we know them did not originate with the Greeks
Sins, Aargau 415 or 12.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 4 individuals (or about 0.12% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith. In Sins about 72.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule"). Of the school age population (), there are 359 students attending primary school, there are 287 students attending secondary school, there are 220 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality. Sins is home to the "Gemeindebibliothek Sins" (municipal library