They affect human beings just as predictably. The degree to which we have internalized those spiritual laws determines the quality of our character, whether we reflect righteousness or sin in our attitude and behavior. Humans must be in harmony with the spiritual realm, and the spiritual laws of God. There is a cause for every effect. Sin damages not only the body, but the mind as well.
Sin brings about the penalty of pain, suffering, and eternal death.
In the eyes of God, purposely taking the life of a child is murder whether the child is born or still in the womb of its mother. Wholesale abortion is a heinous crime and a sin that results in the eternal death penalty. Sexual immorality is also a sin that results in the eternal death penalty. Yes, God is patient, but the iniquity of our western world is fast becoming complete or full. Notice what evil practices the Amorites indulged in and consider whether we in our western world have similar applications of wicked behaviors.