@EvF- As someone who does believe in free will I see no sense in retributivism ether.
I know, a shame isn't it that self-sacrifice isn't taught in secular thought, they're far too pragmatic. It takes religion for that
j/k .. I'll stop interjecting now
(June 19, 2010 at 4:09 am)Zen Badger Wrote: I am always wary of those who spout about "the greater good" and making sacrifices for it.
You can be sure that they will always exclude themselves from that sacrifice.
I know, a shame isn't it that self-sacrifice isn't taught in secular thought, they're far too pragmatic. It takes religion for that
j/k .. I'll stop interjecting now
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
