RE: One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window.
November 11, 2017 at 12:27 pm
(November 11, 2017 at 11:17 am)Aroura Wrote:(November 11, 2017 at 10:24 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Well, like I said. It's not up for me to make that judgement in any sense. I believe God fully knows someone's heart and whether they harbour a lot of evil or are just insane, exactly what their culpability is, and to what degree, etc etc.How are you defining evil, to differentiate it from mental illness?
Culpability.
I'd also add that I don't think mental illness necessarily renders someone innocent for reason of insanity. A lot of people have a mental illness but don't go around killing and torturing other people. Just because a person has depression, for example, doesn't mean they are innocent if they go out and kill people.
"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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