of developing into an attitude of prideful condescension. The assumption that underlies the sin is that the ability to think is the distinctive glory of the human—this ability being a characteristic that we and the angels alone share. Therefore, the more we think well, the better humans we become. Our humanity is evaluated in terms of our minds: a man who writes excellent books is superior to an illiterate migrant worker picking fruit; a woman who manages the financial affairs of a large corporation