(July 8, 2015 at 9:22 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Resisting action on natural inclinations =/= believing they are too immoral to act on, necessarily - leaving aside the obvious absurdity of a sliding scale of morality, of course.
I said that your religion - actually just about every religion - 'teaches' that people deny or actively work against their own nature, not that such things are immoral. You're the one dragging morality into the issue. I'd be interested in seeing how you justify that.
Well, it is the same thing for me because in most cases there would be no major reason to resist acting on an inclination if it weren't immoral to do so.
I don't really understand what you are asking. Can you clarify?
"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