The things we love and desire are not ours to hold. Love turns false and dangerous when we assert ourselves as the masters of our universe. Our original sin, in Augustine's view, is the human condition that reaches for the illusion of power or community but ultimately turns us inward until we annihilate ourselves—rather than turning us outward, toward the eternal horizon of God's love.

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The City of God Against the Pagans

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c. 413-426 AD

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https://www.usccatholic.org/articles/2024/11/what-did-st-augustine-say-about-ori…

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