stackyFACTSIn a truly spectacular display of mental gymnastics, seventeenth-century Quietists argued that fighting your own sinful urges was an insult to divine will.
In a truly spectacular display of mental gymnastics, seventeenth-century Quietists argued that fighting your own sinful urges was an insult to divine will. Their logic was that a truly passive soul should just let whatever happens, happen. If you felt a sudden urge to do something terrible, resisting it meant your ego was getting involved. Naturally, the authorities immediately recognized this as a brilliant excuse for terrible choices and banned it entirely.
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