(October 18, 2016 at 6:19 pm)mihoda Wrote:(October 18, 2016 at 3:55 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: That will be taken into account as well. Like I said, it's about what's in our hearts. If someone who is legitimately insane, for example, blacks out and hurts someone, it doesn't necessarily mean they are bad people.
That sounds suspiciously like moral culpability has more to do with capability than arbitrary definitions of sin.
Yes, that is exactly moral culpability.
The way we see it, sin is always sin. But a particular person's culpability for committing that sin can change.
To make an analogy, murdering someone is illegal. But if the killer is found clinically insane, his culpability will be lessened and he will be declared innocent for reason of insanity and get a much lighter sentence. The murder he committed was still illegal as all murder is always illegal, but culpability can change depending on things like his state of mind, etc.
"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
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