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Schoonenberg wrote that there is a great similarity in the way that mortal sins lead to final impenitence – the complete loss of faith and hope – and the way that simple moral acts lead us to total donation of self – the confirmation of love.

[To me, the “final impenitence” and “the total self-donation” correspond to a habitual participation in either think^group or think^divine as interpellation diminishes (more intense) or collapses (totally intense).

On the side of total donation of self, think^divine becomes the nested form of complete inspiration.  Think^groups fail to interpellate, to the repulsion of everyone belonging to think^groups.  In parallel to the “grades of disgrace”, one no longer worries about the consequences to self, others, or order itself.  The person recognizes the consequences and accepts responsibility.  Responsibility confirms love.  Faith and hope flourish as grace confirms love.

On the side of the final impenitence, think^group divides the entire world according to a key – an object – an idea – a promise – a gnosis – into “those who love the object” and “those who hate it”.  There is no need for grace, because the object itself is precious.  The person not responsible for her actions, the object is.  “Precious” is as “precious” does.  There is no faith or hope, because the final impenitent knows the destiny of society.  Sovereign power confirms the inevitable destiny.

Precious and inevitable, the object hollows out the words “hope” and “faith” and tells us what we want to hear: You can wear the ring of power and not be corrupted by its magical lure.]