RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 16, 2015 at 12:46 am
(This post was last modified: June 16, 2015 at 12:48 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 16, 2015 at 12:22 am)Kitan Wrote:(June 16, 2015 at 12:17 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I posted that earlier in the thread but think it may have gotten lost in the discussion.
Did Jesus himself not ignore his own turning the cheek rule?
He got mad and overturned tables.
Do you know why?
He was human.
Pure and simple.
Humans are not meant to be perfect. We are not meant to reach for these absolutely ridiculously retarded ideals religious people impose based on a book that is perfectly imperfect.
Just to distinguish the difference here, He overturned tables because he was defending his Father. Note that when he himself was being attacked, he never objected to it or hit anyone back.
I agree humans are not perfect, but I do not see anything wrong with striving to be your best and being humble when you've done wrong.
(June 16, 2015 at 12:24 am)Rhythm Wrote: Perhaps "god" is allegory? How do you know which parts are and which parts aren't...I wonder?
Personally I think all of it is. All the stories in the Old Testament.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
