RE: [split] Are Questions About God Important?
December 5, 2023 at 9:39 pm
(This post was last modified: December 5, 2023 at 9:39 pm by Ahriman.)
(December 5, 2023 at 8:52 pm)Belacqua Wrote:(December 5, 2023 at 9:33 am)FrustratedFool Wrote: Doesn't this presume that there is a correct moral thing, and that it can be known?
Yes, I think that being a Christian means presuming that there is a correct answer to each moral question. Whether we can know it or not is a more difficult question.
The point of Jesus is that he knew the answer in each circumstance. This seems to be true of certain saints as well (depending on what flavor of Christian is speaking).
At the top of Purgatory, after Dante has had all his personality flaws corrected, his guide tells him that from now on he should do whatever he wants. Because with undistorted moral vision, you will unfailingly want what is best.
This is only available to Catholics after one dies and gets purged. Extreme Antinomians, however, think it is possible in this life if your heart is in the right place. I am skeptical of this.
Which means fuck all considering "what is best" is entirely subjective. Having "undistorted moral vision" just means you can justify doing literally anything, as long as you (personally) feel it is right.
"Imagination, life is your creation"