RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 16, 2015 at 1:07 am
(This post was last modified: June 16, 2015 at 1:09 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 16, 2015 at 12:35 am)Parkers Tan Wrote:(June 16, 2015 at 12:32 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: See my response a couple posts up. ;-)
And yes, we do include the bible, of course. But we also know that the bible is not the end all be all of our faith. There are non Catholic Christians who think Catholics are all going to Hell for that lol, but that is partly what sets us apart.
Forgive my looking askance, but cherry-picking is nothing earth-shaking. It simply means that you're entitling yourself to pick and choose which aspects of your faith you will abide.
Lol. It is not "choosing which aspects of my faith to abide." That IS my faith, in its entirety. Can you specify what exactly it is you are referring to? I'm pretty sure I know but I just want to make sure.
(June 16, 2015 at 12:38 am)Rhythm Wrote:(June 16, 2015 at 12:33 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Hm? The Middle East is mostly Muslim, not Christian/Catholic.
You assume that muslims (and islam) are not pleasing to god? That they do not follow the divine moral commands set forth by that god? They think they are, they certainly strive to do so. They are, forgive me...a bit more committed to god and to that cause than a catholic, in my estimation.
I am sure a lot of Muslims are pleasing God. But people who kill others are not pleasing God, regardless of their religion.
"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
