>>212382776

He fell into despair because his worldview was corrupted. He was an epicurean. People need a greater purpose to live than just the pursuit of pleasure. The most important meals are the ones we don't eat. Self-denial, humility, service, piety, purity of heart, compassion, forgiveness, moderation, patience - these are many of the Christian virtues that build a good and holy life.

>>508563487

Rational distinctions between orthodoxy and heterodoxy are not "cope". If you maintain they are, you are irrational and incoherent.