RE: Does human life have INHERENT value?
June 21, 2015 at 10:15 pm
(This post was last modified: June 21, 2015 at 10:18 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 21, 2015 at 9:41 pm)Chuck Wrote:(June 21, 2015 at 9:03 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: God is not a micromanager . He gave us free will. He allows nature to take its course.
That's an unproven assertion built upon another unproven assertion, which in turn is based on yet another unproven assertion.
Do you actually have anything with any measure of DEMONSTRABLE substance?
Perhaps you might extend your initial assertion a little an arrive at the conclusion if it appears God is letting nature taking its course, it's because there is no God to prevent nature from taking its course.
I'm just here responding to people who address me or ask me questions. I'm not here to try to convert any of you.
I respect your opinions.
(June 21, 2015 at 9:52 pm)KUSA Wrote:(June 21, 2015 at 9:03 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: As I said in other threads, I believe the OT stories are written allegorically and not literally.
It's kind of dangerous for a Christian to say that portions of the bible are not literal. It kind of opens the rest of it as not being literal.
In the Catholic Church, it is perfectly acceptable to view the OT stories as having been written allegorically rather than literally.
(June 21, 2015 at 9:54 pm)Chuck Wrote:(June 21, 2015 at 9:52 pm)KUSA Wrote: It's kind of dangerous for a Christian to say that portions of the bible are not literal. It kind of opens the rest of it as not being literal.
All earthly life has intrinsic value except when it is inconvenient for the Catholic Church to let that life be preserved, in which case Catholic Church would just kill it in as painful a way as humans have ever contrived in the name of saving its "soul", while suddenly becoming all quiet about its "value".
The Catholic Church does not condone killing unless it is in absolute self defense or justifiable war.
The past few popes have spoken vehemently against the death penalty.
"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
