If I choose to eat eggplants, knowing they will cause me to suffer, am I engaging in an act of free will, or is there another explanation for my irrational behavior?
You cannot be forgiven if you do not sin.
Dominus et magister noster Iesus Christus dicendo [b]"Poenitentiam agite adpropinquavit enim regnum caelorum"]/b] omnem vitam fidelium penitentiam esse voluit." Luckily, you are born doomed and can only add to the burden.
Skinerian reward-punishment afferent-effernet conditioning will elevate you to von Sacher-Masoch's coveted
Venus in Furs. Do what pleases you, then pay the piper and enjoy that, too. You'd like living in the Pilippines where they publicly extend this to its natural conclusion every Easter,
http://cellar.org/2003/cruc1.jpg http://cellar.org/2003/cruc2.jpg http://www.pilotguides.com/destination_guide/asia/philippines/san_fernando.php Are simple pleasures really simple?
Have you ever seen such happy people?
