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TimMason · 06-16-2010, 05:42 PM

Ah - I think I see. When I used the word 'vanity', I wasn't thinking of the sin, but of the idea that desire is *in vain* - pointless, not leading to what is conceived of as its end. The pursuit of worldly goods is, in this view, a mistake.

06-16-2010, 05:42 PM	#474
TimMason Big Ears Posts: 191 Karma: 2229 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pontoise, France Device: Onyx Boox 60, iPad	Ah - I think I see. When I used the word 'vanity', I wasn't thinking of the sin, but of the idea that desire is in vain - pointless, not leading to what is conceived of as its end. The pursuit of worldly goods is, in this view, a mistake.