(November 25, 2021 at 1:59 pm)emjay Wrote: in case I've offended you
No, not offended at all! Sorry if I went quiet there for a while. It was a busy day yesterday.
Also I'm taking time to ponder all this, because the general subject has been on my mind for a while, but I've never tried to work it out like this. I appreciate the feedback.
Certainly there is plenty of hypocrisy in the world, and we should call it that when we see it. Those who preach chastity while raping children are just evil.
We could point at two types, maybe: those who pretend to believe a thing and then act against that belief. "God loves poverty so I need a new private jet," etc.
Then there are people who don't believe but go through the motions as if they did. "I don't really believe there's a God who loves charity, but I give to my church's food drive anyway." Or "I don't believe in God but I had my kid baptized because it makes Grandma happy."
The former are certainly hypocrites. The latter, if we can even judge that they are acting hypocritically, are doing so in a blameless way, I think.
Oops, have to go now. More soon.
