I think the vast majority of the public understands that there are good reasons to consider emissions reductions, but also realises that the word «catastrophic» can have a very wide range of meanings and that we are not talking about a 100 % chance of humanity going extinct by 2050 unless we get emissions down by 20 % from 1990 levels by 2020. (ourchangingclimate.wordpress.com)
And yet, sin is a term that can imply a wide range of meaning from fallen condition to a single act of disobedience. (relevantmagazine.com)
«Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Tempter»; or, since «evil» in the Bible has a wide range of meanings, «Do not cause us to be tried too severely, but deliver us from harm.» (religion-online.org)