(January 18, 2016 at 11:04 am)MTL Wrote: CL post #453
You wrote this at the same time I was writing mine (post #455)
...so I didn't see it until after i posted, myself.
We basically make the same observation.
I do take issue with the concept of "sin", of course.
But it's interesting that an Agnostic and a Catholic agree on this point.
And, of course, yours had more brevity than mine
Yep! I agree also with the very last thing you said on that post. Many of the more sheltered/uber conservative Christians can't distinguish between the "sin of pride" (or whatever word you want to use), and just pride across the board. Same thing with the virtue of humility, and many other sins/virtues.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
