[Why do I have the impression that sin, like ‘low self-esteem’, is a thing?]
It seems that the supernatural character of sin is extrinsic with respect to my human nature. The sinner loses grace and keeps his nature.
Of course, this ignores the fact that human nature is made for grace and communion with God.
[Sin appears to be a thing because it entails actions. Humans are things. Things act. My actions effect things. Things seem to belong to the realm of actuality.
However, ‘what I see as a thing’ is one element in a nested form. It is the element in the realm of actuality. I cannot touch, feel, taste, smell or see the two other elements in this nested form.
‘Removing low self-esteem’ is an objectorganization.]