A student's accepted extension is that sin becomes heavier and heavier like a snowball falling into the abyss.
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Heaviness
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "I also think that with, let's say, goodness and sin or perverseness of goodness, there's something that's insatiable about falling into the abyss. And..."
Key Notes
Jiang develops the heaviness analogy by saying sin can keep reproducing itself until it becomes a giant.
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"I also think that with, let's say, goodness and sin or perverseness of goodness, there's something that's insatiable about falling into the abyss. And..."
"Yes. That's really interesting. Exactly. Right? So yeah, the angels are light. The giants are obviously heavy. Right? And maybe that's a metaphor for..."
"...replied, the yellow cloaks are of a lead so thick their heaviness makes us the balances beneath them creak. We both were jovial friars..."
"...breathlessness with spirit that can win all battles if the body's heaviness does not deter it. A longer ladder still is to be climbed...."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
A source-grounded reading of Jiang's central claim: late Inferno is where private vice hardens into social design.
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