Besides overindulgence, what else could the lotus eaters represent?

The Lotus Eaters seem to represent the temptation of oblivion offered by drugs. The fruit of the lotus makes those who consume it forget about all their problems, which is why they are tempted to keep eating it. They want to stay in the forgetful, oblivious state forever. Anyone who eats the fruit seems to become addicted and does not want its hallucinatory effect to go away:

Not prone to ill, nor strange to foreign guest,

They eat, they drink, and nature gives the feast

The trees around them all their food produce:

Lotus the name: divine, nectareous juice!

(Thence call'd Lo'ophagi); which whose tastes,

Insatiate riots in the sweet repasts,

Nor other home, nor other care intends,

But quits his house, his country, and his friends.

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sorry i was debating over answering this question or not, but i do believe it is a sin to be gay. in the beginning, god created man and he created women to be a for man. there are many "political" views on this topic but i believe the bible is right. in the kjv bible, leviticus 18: 22, god talks about how it it is an abomination for women to be with women and man to be with man. god knows that everybody is a sinner, and he gives everyone a chance to repent. i'm not forcing god's word on anybody, but i do believe it is a sin. no matter the sin, as long as you repent, god is willing to forgive, you just have to accept him as your lord and savior.

(the answer is d)

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