RE: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defense
October 14, 2013 at 10:52 am
(This post was last modified: October 14, 2013 at 10:53 am by bennyboy.)
(October 14, 2013 at 10:24 am)max-greece Wrote: I picked that one out because I'd agree the other 2 are moral evils.
Here's the thing. Why choose fornication at all? Why not go with Rape? Child Molesting? Theft?
Sorry - still a Christian obsession.
If you see sin as a pragmatic category, rather than one of offense of God, then the 7 sins make sense. They all involve either a delusional view of self and other, or the pursuit of the pleasures of a biological mechanism while neglecting its natural goal.
Theft is of the delusional type-- it reveals an inflated sense of the importance of self relative to others.
Unproductive sex involves spending time and effort in order to stimulate the pleasure center of the brain, but gives little lasting satisfaction.
If you see morality as a combination of effective living, and a social contract letting other people live effectively, then it's obvious that too much of a fixation on sex (or food, or possessions, or power) represents immoral behaviors.
Before everyone starts squeaking in outrage, let me say again that this is just one way to view morality. I think for the most part, the Bible makes more sense when morality is viewed this way than when viewed as attempting to comprehend and obey the random whims of God.
