RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 22, 2015 at 12:37 pm
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2015 at 12:42 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 22, 2015 at 12:17 pm)Stimbo Wrote:(June 22, 2015 at 11:58 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: No, we can say/do what we'd like. We are not forced to act or think according to Church teaching. We always have a choice.
Yeah - it was a joke.
I figured you were just trying to mock me, but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and to always act as though I assume the best of everyone.
(June 22, 2015 at 12:26 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote:Lol, trust me I know exactly how you feel.(June 22, 2015 at 12:14 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Becca, I have spent the last few pages explaining the difference between the morality of objective act and a person's moral culpability.
Check out my post 1505 for more clarification.
Truth is Becca, you and I just disagree on the anatomy of the whole thing. You see objective acts and personal culpability as being one, indistinguishable thing. I see them as being 2 separate things. Which makes sense, because I believe in God, and you don't.
At the end of the day, we were both able to come to the same conclusion about the woman in your story... which is really all that matters as far as we're concerned. The conclusion being that she should be found innocent of the crime of murder, and that her culpability is eliminated.
"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
