RE: Why be good?
May 28, 2015 at 8:24 pm
(This post was last modified: May 28, 2015 at 8:33 pm by Huggy Bear.)
(May 28, 2015 at 8:15 pm)Kitan Wrote:Because it is black and white, a lie is NOT the truth, simple as that.(May 28, 2015 at 8:01 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: Would you say that lying/stealing are immoral acts?
In all honesty, it would depend upon the circumstance behind the lying and stealing. I cannot understand why this world continues to paint lying and stealing so black and white.
Maybe someone is lying to protect the innocence of another: after all, parents lie to their children about the existence of Santa Clause.
Maybe someone is stealing because to not steal means he goes for the fourth day in a row of not eating.
You decide
You may have a good reason for lying, but it is still a lie. A human wasn't designed to lie, which is why it can be detected.
As for stealing to eat.. whats wrong with asking?
Besides, Hebrew law allowed for one to go into anothers cornfield and eat all he wanted to if he was hungry, he just couldn't take any out, THAT would stealing.
(May 28, 2015 at 8:19 pm)Jenny A Wrote: One of the stupidest ideas attributed to Jesus in the gospels is the notion that even thinking about committing a sin is a sin. When what we want people to do is resist temptation, should they be tempted. And to reward that will power, not sentence them to walling in guilt for having bad thoughts.It's quite simple, the example given was if one were to lust after a woman, then they were guilty of adultery, because adultery is in their heart. If an adult man was attracted to little kids, wouldn't you say pedophilia is in his heart?
