RE: Theists: Hitchens Wager
April 23, 2018 at 4:01 pm
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2018 at 4:05 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(April 23, 2018 at 3:37 pm)Lutrinae Wrote:(April 23, 2018 at 3:29 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I see talk of "thought crime" here all the time and I dont understamd why people take issue with it. Don't you think a person's thoughts, intentions, etc, says something about their character? Or so you think they are completely irrelevant?
I see nothing wrong with whatever people want to think. The issue arises when they want to act on those thoughts.
But I'm talking about the person's character. As an example: If a person hates gay people and will often day dream and fantasized about torturing and killing them, wouldn't you say this person is probably not a very good person? Even if this person never actually went through with killing anyone because he was too cowardly, dont you think his fantasies still say something about the type of person that he is?
Hypothetically speaking, if there is a Heaven where good people go when they die, do you think a person like this should go to Heaven just because he never actually killed anyome, but would have loved to if he had the guts? Or do you think his horrific fantasies (aka "thought crimes") should be taken into account?
"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
