Pete Wright
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We did Chastity. That was good. You'll remember Chastity because of the Bluetooth-enabled lock for your genitals.
We did Chastity. That was good. You'll remember Chastity because of the Bluetooth-enabled lock for your genitals.
And I am hurting. And today, yeah, we're talking about gluttony. We're talking about gluttony over the years and our relationship with gluttonous behavior. And, oh, I'm here for it. It's once again, like chastity, made me a little mad.
And I am hurting. And today, yeah, we're talking about gluttony. We're talking about gluttony over the years and our relationship with gluttonous behavior. And, oh, I'm here for it. It's once again, like chastity, made me a little mad.
Well, in order to get there, we need to engage the support of our own AI malcontent, the ATF robot. Robot?
Well, in order to get there, we need to engage the support of our own AI malcontent, the ATF robot. Robot?
It's just fascinating to me where this came from, right? Because, of course, gluttony is classified as one of the seven deadly sins, naturally. It's why we're here. But why? Why was it a deadly sin? Do you know? Like, do you have a sense?
It's just fascinating to me where this came from, right? Because, of course, gluttony is classified as one of the seven deadly sins, naturally. It's why we're here. But why? Why was it a deadly sin? Do you know? Like, do you have a sense?
Yes. I think about Monty Python and the Holy Grail. When I think about this concept, because what you just said is spot on. Right. And in the beginning, in the medieval times, right. When you had like, you remember when they have the filth farmers, they come and talk to the people and they're like, Oh, and they're just like moving. And they're just moving mud around. Right.
Yes. I think about Monty Python and the Holy Grail. When I think about this concept, because what you just said is spot on. Right. And in the beginning, in the medieval times, right. When you had like, you remember when they have the filth farmers, they come and talk to the people and they're like, Oh, and they're just like moving. And they're just moving mud around. Right.
And they, they start talking about politics. And I think that's really, really funny because, you know, the church is,
And they, they start talking about politics. And I think that's really, really funny because, you know, the church is,
came together and said gluttony is a serious moral failing right if you are taking more as you said more of than your share then you are contributing to moral decay and spiritual emptiness but also we don't have the capacity to make enough food for everyone so we need you all to believe that it's a moral failing so you won't eat so much so it's just a survivor manual again right Yeah. Right.
came together and said gluttony is a serious moral failing right if you are taking more as you said more of than your share then you are contributing to moral decay and spiritual emptiness but also we don't have the capacity to make enough food for everyone so we need you all to believe that it's a moral failing so you won't eat so much so it's just a survivor manual again right Yeah. Right.
And so being religious. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's exactly it. And that's why when food production improves, it's the French who are the first to lift up their heads and say, hey, you know what? It turns out we actually like food and. When we put our minds and hearts to it, we're really good at it. And so they came up with this synonym for gluttony, gourmandise, which is the variant gourmand, right?
And so being religious. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's exactly it. And that's why when food production improves, it's the French who are the first to lift up their heads and say, hey, you know what? It turns out we actually like food and. When we put our minds and hearts to it, we're really good at it. And so they came up with this synonym for gluttony, gourmandise, which is the variant gourmand, right?
Gourmet. That's a synonym for gluttony that has a positive connotation.
Gourmet. That's a synonym for gluttony that has a positive connotation.
Well, I think you're right on both counts, right? But what we're talking about here is that food production improves, scarcity decreases, attitudes change, right? And gluttony becomes something that's less of a cardinal sin and more of a, I ate too much and I'm sick. And that leads to more modern sort of interpretations of gluttony.
Well, I think you're right on both counts, right? But what we're talking about here is that food production improves, scarcity decreases, attitudes change, right? And gluttony becomes something that's less of a cardinal sin and more of a, I ate too much and I'm sick. And that leads to more modern sort of interpretations of gluttony.