If sin were a globally distributed problem where: 1. the aggregate amount of sin in the world caused suffering 2. indulgences actually reduced the aggregate a

If sin were a globally distributed problem where: 1. the aggregate amount of sin in the world caused suffering 2. indulgences actually reduced the aggregate amount of sin in the world then the indulgence system would make perfect sense. I agree there are problems with offsets and many of them aren't credible, but this indulgences metaphor has never made sense to me.