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UNDER THE SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE<\/strong>: If I\u2019m understanding this thing from Disputations correctly (apologies for broken block-quotes)\u2013<\/p>\n

\u201cMoreover, in each of our earthly sins we create a spiritual sin that is of a piece with Satan\u2019s fall. When I sin, I am in a certain way joining with and endorsing the devil\u2019s fall. Which is to say (if what happens in heaven happens on earth) that I am joining with and endorsing all the evil, moral and natural, that we experience in this life<\/a>. War, famine, disease, death: it\u2019s all a small price to pay for me not helping my wife fold laundry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013then every time we sin, we\u2019re complicit, specifically, in the suffering of those we love. In every<\/em> sin, we\u2019re saying, \u201cDo it to Julia!\u201d<\/p>\n

This particular acre of metaphysics isn\u2019t my field; but the post was striking to me, so I figured I\u2019d throw this thought out there for your comments.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"