If we're hardwired to respond to situations in a particular way, should we despair of ever being able to change? This brings up the question of free will.
In many lists of the deadly sins, vanity is included in pride. However, some scholars kept it separate. Here are some examples of vanity in literature.
Greed is the excessive desire for material possessions and wealth. Here are 3 examples of greed in literature and how each character was freed from greed.
Catholics can believe that the first man and woman evolved from previous species, but humans are the first to receive a unique transphysical soul from God.