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Junior is asking Tommie if he has any idea what those things behind us are

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The "mortification of the flesh" is an element of most Christian philosophy. Since all sin is the result of carnal desire one achieves holiness only by denying the flesh any pleasures. Paul was one of the first to prescribe it.. Devotees are encouraged to engage in prolonged fasting and even to inflict pain upon themselves by various means including self torture devices. Sounds nutty i know and I always wondered if it worked for masochists since they enjoy pain, which would make the effort sort of counter productive.

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