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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by falcor84 on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @03:49PM (#44803354)
I'm not a Catholic, but wasn't the idea of an indulgence that God intentionally allowed an alternative path to redemption, such that if you buy an indulgence, you are (at least by their definition) worthy and deserving?

I always thought of this as essentially the same idea as with Civ allowing you different paths to victory.

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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by swat535 on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @03:54PM (#44803413)
Yes indulgences mean something different in Catholicism, they remit the "temporal effects" of Sin ie its spiritual consequences but don't "forgive" it like "Sacrament of Reconciliation" would..

I think that parent is perhaps confusing it with the sin of Gluttony.

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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by noah_buddy on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @05:11PM (#44804368)
My point was that many people view ozempic and other drugs like Martin Luther viewed buying an indulgence: a cheat for the undeserving.
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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by j2bax on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @05:30PM (#44804601)
I thought Martin Luther's issue was more with the organization selling indulgences than the undeserving buying them. He preached justification by faith alone. Not some org selling justification.
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Re:Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biol... by kjkjadksj on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @01:34PM (#44815067)
The idea was for the bishop to pocket money and wave a wand and say “saved” after someone with means did something morally embarrassing. It was a racket and also a useful PR tool.
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