““The issue with desire is at the root of what it means to be human. There are major issues with how we understand desire within religion. I studied Buddhism. The one sticking point I had with it was a flight from desire, a denial of desire. That was probably my own mis-reading. But, if anything, Christianity is worse because it doesn’t flee from desire, it demonises desire. One thing which distinguishes us as human is desire and, if that constitutes being human, we need to pay more attention to desire.””
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