On my mind as I consider avoidance. A second attempt, to clarify the thought: The essence of every temptation is that it contains within itself the evasion of a fact.
The evasion of a fact is always the real temptation.
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Temptation (Ctd.)
09-Feb-10On my mind as I consider avoidance. A second attempt, to clarify the thought:
The essence of every temptation is that it contains within itself the evasion of a fact.