Jiang says the lowest sphere itself signals that God does not fully approve of Piccarda and Costanza's outcome, which turns their apparent innocence into a theological paradox.
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Lowest sphere
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A student states the conventional doctrinal reading that the lowest sphere houses people who broke vows, no matter how coercion occurred.
Jiang says Dante’s pressing question is how Piccarda can appear in the lowest sphere if she was forced from the convent and therefore seems to have done nothing wrong.
Jiang says nobody else places a soul in the lowest sphere; a person arrives there through free choice and self-limiting contentment.
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"...nothing wrong yet at the same time they are in the lowest sphere okay which basically tells us god doesn't really approve of their..."
"okay yes so uh this lowest fear is for people who have broken their promises when you enter a nunnery you make a vow..."
"karda and now madeline has met the queen so you can think of that as really the i'm going to let you Now he..."
"So Dante is very confused, so confused that he's in fear. Okay. He has anxiety over this. Again, the question is, what did Picarda..."
"...choice in the matter. So why is she stuck in the lowest sphere? Okay. Keep on going."
"...okay so in other words who really put her in the lowest sphere it's herself do you understand it's all free will it's all..."
"...of your relationship with god okay so ricarda is in the lowest sphere because she thinks that she is unworthy of god she is..."
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