(September 22, 2011 at 6:10 am)Carnavon Wrote: You may have missed the point that the issue was murder and hate without cause (using the standard from the Bible, as I indicated) would be similar to murder. You regard only overt actions as being important and not your thoughts? So you can think all kind of dirty thoughts, indulging in pornography, read hate expressed towards any group and hating people who you choose to hate and be "pure"? This reflects on what many people regard as acceptable.
I believe that thoughts may well inform your actions, but it is only actions that we have the right to punish. People are entitled to think and believe what they want, that is completely their right, even if I find those thoughts disgraceful. Like you have the right to believe evolution is a hoax even though it is backed up by mountains of evidence and agreed upon by 99% of biologists, many of whom are religious - what would be the value in this hoax? A practical joke? It's when people of your opinion then try to get creationism taught in schools that people need to oppose it, because that is the ACTION. But you can believe the Earth was created in seven days if you want. It's cognitive dissonance, but your right to do so.
As for the other bits, I don't really know what you mean by 'pure'. I understand that you are using the Bible's standard, I am telling you that it is really stupid to do that. Being racist is not murder. Murder is murder.
By the way I watch pornography regularly, and I regard myself as a perfectly well balanced person. What does porn have to do with anything?
