Seven Deadly Sins & a Rational Morality | Yaron Brook Show
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The Importance of Gluttony in Christianity
The word derives in the glutton, gluttony, meaning to goep down or swallow. One reason for its condemnation is that the gorging of the prosperous may leave the needy hungry. Thomas Aquinas argues that it could also include an obsession, obsessive anticipation of meals and overindulgence in delicacies and costly foods. There's going to three-star Michelin restaurants and eating 20 courses of amazing food once in a while does not constitute gluttony as a sin.
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