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Victor · 08-06-2008, 11:51 AM

Accidie is the sin against the Holy Spirit.

And these sinners reside in the lowest level of Hell - the region of ice - they are condemned to be frozen for all eternity.

Of course the word, "accidie", has fallen out of use and today we use the word, "depression".

And depression is a form of despair - the one sin that can't be forgiven.

And depression is one of the commonest complaints presented to medical doctors.

How odd we have fallen into despair when for the first time in human history we have overcome scarcity in the West.

But hope is the virtue corresponding to the vice of accidie.

So how may we become more virtuous?

The path is through gratitude for the plenty we have achieved in the West.

And knowing that plenty has been achieved through reason and freedom - through the Enlightenment.

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Victor The Loyal Opposition Join Date: Mar 2008 Type: Posts: 4,757	Accidie Accidie is the sin against the Holy Spirit. And these sinners reside in the lowest level of Hell - the region of ice - they are condemned to be frozen for all eternity. Of course the word, "accidie", has fallen out of use and today we use the word, "depression". And depression is a form of despair - the one sin that can't be forgiven. And depression is one of the commonest complaints presented to medical doctors. How odd we have fallen into despair when for the first time in human history we have overcome scarcity in the West. But hope is the virtue corresponding to the vice of accidie. So how may we become more virtuous? The path is through gratitude for the plenty we have achieved in the West. And knowing that plenty has been achieved through reason and freedom - through the Enlightenment.