(March 19, 2019 at 3:48 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: -For Brian
In a sense, sure, the virtue claims of a given subset change with respect to their sociopolitical position.
(March 19, 2019 at 3:47 pm)tackattack Wrote: So any dogmatic social structure is inherently divisive and destructive by the exclusivity of it's dogma? Well I believe power does corrupt so I would tend to agree with that. That's why I actually believe with part of Brian's point that a solution should be based in the individual (not societal structure) as that is where the impetus of morality, responsibility and judgement are rooted.
It's not really an issue of power corrupting something. The thing in question is fundamentally rotten, it's not as if, if it were weak, it wouldn't be..it just wouldn't be able to express that rottenness.
Jainism, to continue using it as the example, is as rotten as it ever was...when it was in power the circumstances required to express that existed, presently they don't.....but here's to hoping they get a chance to be the best version of their worst selves again!...(or would it be the worst version of their best selves...?)
Haven't heard much about the Jains, except that they tend to carry the doctrine of 'ahimsa' to absurd levels.
Could you give me a run down on how they are rotten, or perhaps point me in a direction?
