1. St. Augustine wrote about how the society of his time was corrupted by a rampant "libido dominandi," which means "the will to dominate other people."
2. In our time, "libido dominandi" (winning) is celebrated as the greatest thing, in athletics, academics, business, and politics.
3. The trophy that goes to the Superbowl winner is called the Lombardi Trophy, named for NFL Coach Vince Lombardi, whose most famous line is, "Winning isn't everything; it's the ONLY thing!"
4. How far we've sunk, from Tertullian and Augustine...to Lombardi.
1. St. Augustine wrote about how the society of his time was corrupted by a rampant "libido dominandi," which means "the will to dominate other people."
2. In our time, "libido dominandi" (winning) is celebrated as the greatest thing, in athletics, academics, business, and politics.
3. The trophy that goes to the Superbowl winner is called the Lombardi Trophy, named for NFL Coach Vince Lombardi, whose most famous line is, "Winning isn't everything; it's the ONLY thing!"
4. How far we've sunk, from Tertullian and Augustine...to Lombardi.
5. The only sin now is to be a "loser."
You lost me when you exempted golf, exclusively the game of the wealthy.