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- Also part of a theological theory that unites the traditional Fire and Brimstone Hell with a Self-Inflicted Hell; if one can physically "burn" with hatred and lust and pride here in this life, what's to keep anyone from spiritually "burning" with all the same evils in the hereafter?
Source: The Punishment Is the Crime -
Lust: The Hillbilly, whose obsession with his "one true love" caused him to hurt others and eventually burn down a carnival in a fit of jealousy.
Source: Video Game / The Cave -
His lust and cowardice ultimately cause his entire city to burn.
Source: Film / Troy
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