The Gluttony of Sensation
It's not just what you eat, it's how you feel
Stuffing your Emptiness
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Gluttony is a chastisement of itself, and pays in ready money with pain the delight of the sin; for it over-charges the body, takes away health, shortens the life, and hastens death. Meditations On The Mysteries Of Our Holy Faith (Volume 1) (1852) by Luis de la Puente
Scholars have long recognized that both Lust and Gluttony are sins of the flesh. Generally, they have considered the second less dangerous than the first. Lust was open to everyone. People toiling for their daily bread — which, historically, meant almost everybody — had little opportunity to make a habit of overeating. Lust was a more available vice. Ev…
