FORGIVE me, reader, for I have sinned: I overslept, argued, and stuffed my face with food.
The concept of sin is so ingrained in our culture that it is difficult for most people, myself included, to go a day without indulging in one of the seven deadliest. But in The Joy of Sin, Simon Laham aims to convince us that, contrary to what folklore, Christianity or even Hollywood may tell us, activities often branded sinful may in fact be good for us.
His evidence draws largely on experimental psychology, and it is clear that Laham has an impressive understanding of…
