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<blockquote data-quote="AdamJames" data-source="post: 1812292" data-attributes="member: 459333"><p>Yes I think we'd have had a fight on our hands over the pizza!</p><p></p><p>I know the word gluttony has a very simple meaning these days, but there seems to be blurred line, where people seem to think that eating enough to gain weight is gluttony, and that gluttony is morally wrong (because gluttony was a biblical sin). Personally I don't see eating a lot of food as morally wrong however, whereas stealing other people's food is.</p><p></p><p>I see the modern use of the word gluttony as being a bit like 'hedonism'. Hedonism seems to have bad connotations too, but should it? What's wrong with pleasure-seeking provided you don't harm others? And so what if food is one of those pleasures?</p><p></p><p>Some people get away with enjoying all the food they want, of any type that they want. Some people don't.</p><p></p><p>Personally I'd spent so many years, particularly at weekends, drinking huge amounts of alcohol, and stuffing myself crazily the day afterwards, that I'm happy to say that I've over-eaten and therefore gained weight. I look back on that with regret since it is likely to have played a large part in my current condition, but I will apologise to nobody for it. It wasn't a deliberate decision to cause problems for society. I've learned a lesson, paid the price with my own health, and have made significant lifestyle changes to combat it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AdamJames, post: 1812292, member: 459333"] Yes I think we'd have had a fight on our hands over the pizza! I know the word gluttony has a very simple meaning these days, but there seems to be blurred line, where people seem to think that eating enough to gain weight is gluttony, and that gluttony is morally wrong (because gluttony was a biblical sin). Personally I don't see eating a lot of food as morally wrong however, whereas stealing other people's food is. I see the modern use of the word gluttony as being a bit like 'hedonism'. Hedonism seems to have bad connotations too, but should it? What's wrong with pleasure-seeking provided you don't harm others? And so what if food is one of those pleasures? Some people get away with enjoying all the food they want, of any type that they want. Some people don't. Personally I'd spent so many years, particularly at weekends, drinking huge amounts of alcohol, and stuffing myself crazily the day afterwards, that I'm happy to say that I've over-eaten and therefore gained weight. I look back on that with regret since it is likely to have played a large part in my current condition, but I will apologise to nobody for it. It wasn't a deliberate decision to cause problems for society. I've learned a lesson, paid the price with my own health, and have made significant lifestyle changes to combat it. [/QUOTE]
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