Jiang's Virgil-Augustine framework says the soul is a divine spark but the body is dust, so human beings are naturally drawn toward the seven deadly sins.
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"...true. The problem though is that our bodies are made from dust."
"Okay? Dust. And as a result, because we are dust, we strive for dirty things, such as lust, pride, gluttony, sloth, seven deadly sins,..."
"...is that, yes, it is true that we are made of dust. It is true that with bodies we seek pleasures. But that divine..."
"...soul is inside a body. Okay? The body is made of dust. And as a result, it's constantly striving towards evil. And so within..."
"...aircraft runway what it turned out is a bunch of moon dust so if you're in the middle east or been in the middle..."
"...They cried an alarm and charged towards the ships, and the dust went whirling up from under rushing feet as the men jostled back..."
"...And while they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air, the tribune directed that he was to be brought..."
"...is the Bible tells us that we are created out of dust. We're created out of nothing, okay? In other words, we are a..."
"...the beginning so then the Lord God formed men from the dust of the ground okay dust so man is made of dust and..."
"...his tents and leave the body sprawled face down in the dust. But a poorly pitied Hector dead man though he was and warded..."
"...Why can't we trust ourselves? Because we were created out of dust. We were created out of nothing. Alright? If we're an angel, we're..."
"adam god created him from out of dust okay but then what god did was breathe life into him so the essence of god..."
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