Seven Deadly Sins

Funny how something as profound and key and knowledge and wisdom have their roots in sin. Think of the seven deadly sins - pride, envy, gluttony, lust, sloth, greed, and wrath. Now two of those - sloth and wrath - do not seem to apply. Certainly sloth, which if one desires knowledge will take you nowhere! But when one desires wisdom and knowledge as much as the men sitting around in this work, could be called perhaps.... lust? A desire do strong it could be called sinful? How about gluttony - a ravenous hunger to know more. Never satisfied, always seeking more, gorging oneself upon their desires. Pride and envy are motivators, we envy the knowledge we know someone or something has and are proud enough to believe we too can be enlightened. And finally, good old greed, all of the others combined into one nasty, gobbling mess. I suppose you have to stoop low sometimes to gain height.