Unconventional Religion

[Consilius]

Except for the part where he tells you to seek out poverty.

Notice the singular: PART. You have one verse as evidence for your view. I have a hundred.

But one does need money to be happy.

So all children and the poor and are sad?

I thought you were going to call 911 and expect nothing in return.

No, I just said I was going to call 911.

The question remains: Why did you stop in the first place, no matter how little the loss you may suffer? You WOULD have expected something in return?

Loss of a stranger's life is unlikely to affect my own. Loss of a loved one's life necessarily would.

And how does the loss of the life of a friend or a child affect your own?

Except, I didn't 'take' anything.

You took what was yours away from you. But, in the conditions, whoever you take your resource from SHOULD have it in his or her condition by merit needing it to survive and being deserving of it as another human being.