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lust, anger, envy, gluttony, sloth, pride and greed
The "sin" in each of these is in the excessive pursuit. In actuality, a life without at least a little bit of each of these incomplete (all things in moderation, eh?) These are the things that drive society... evolution, even.
Pope Gregory the "Great" was, like us all, a product of his Age. He was trying to define life for his times and looking for Christians to rededicate themselves to the spread Christianity. His "Dialogs" are extensively about self denial in the service of God. A decadent Roman Empite had recently been overrun by Germanic tribes and his appeal to a more disciplined lifestyle resonnated well. The Seven Deadly Sins became dogma, even thought they had no basis in the teaches of Christ.
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"Regret can be a harder pill to swallow than failure .With failure you at least know you gave it a chance..." David Howard
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