American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins


	American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins
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American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/1c3ccf1f-1285-4da2-93e7-d7d1e96a0d0f/74FA4B7F-AD55-4AEF-9F1D-5E810379617A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps" href="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps" style="font-size: 11px;">www.wired.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><H2 class="magazineBanner"><A href="http://www.wired.com/wired/issue/17-09">WIRED MAGAZINE: 17.09</A></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><H1 id="articlehed">American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><P>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.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wired.com/img/916D2C1C-E8CB-47E0-9EC0-D9D0FB8A152D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><P><STRONG>Greed</STRONG>
Average income compared with number of people living below the poverty line.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wired.com/img/E6F53BFE-B09D-4BAF-95DF-74A10B0E4079" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><P><STRONG>Envy</STRONG>
Total thefts (robbery, burglary, larceny, and grand theft auto) per capita.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wired.com/img/29596C6D-37B3-4F05-9A4B-1D3FCE46E544" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><P><STRONG>Wrath</STRONG>
Number of violent crimes (murder, assault, and rape) per capita.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wired.com/img/86958E6D-2796-4964-8AB0-23B5CFA1E887" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><P><STRONG>Sloth</STRONG>
Expenditures on art, entertainment, and recreation compared with employment.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wired.com/img/04EFEFD2-A633-46FA-97CC-92443E74D5A7" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><P><STRONG>Gluttony</STRONG>
Number of fast-food restaurants per capita.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wired.com/img/E95F6F47-9F32-4992-A163-5E02C510E21F" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><P><STRONG>Lust</STRONG>
Number of STD cases reported per capita.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wired.com/img/54B1A91A-284C-4E7F-BF2F-5D8AFE192CFD" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><P><STRONG>Pride</STRONG>
Aggregate of the other six offenses—because pride is the root of all sin.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps"><SPAN class="c cs" id="contributor">
                        By Kristina Shevory
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