to drown out truth. Life under the curse brings toil, suffering, misery, and despair to the heart of man. Pleasure offers a temporary escape from reality. Neumeyer and Neumeyer observe, “Eventual leisure has been the dream of the human race. The world has longed for rest and for freedom from want and the struggle for existence.”9 When a person watches television, plays games, listens to music, enjoys sports, or engages in a hobby, he suspends momentarily the sorrow, pain, and pressure that his conscience
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