From: William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Emulation (was: Federal Marriage Amendment) Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 01:23:03 +0000
On 11 Mar 2004, at 10:06 pm, Deborah Harrell wrote:
"Robert J. Chassell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:<most snipped>
Rather than talk about the human morality of killing humans, I am curious how many on this list think that it is morally good to emulate a `higher being'?
That depends on whether the 'higher being' _is_ morally good....Most of the reasons that I have broken with established religion are related to the many acts and attitudes of dubious morality purported to be the desire or command of the Divine. I simply do not believe that a "good and loving father" would order such things; while I have known friends who take comfort in thinking that some terrible experience is somehow "God's will," I sure-as-bloody-blazes do not. In fact, if I believed that God *wanted* frex, a man to get so drunk that he didn't comprehend that he'd run over and killed his 9yo child in front of her little friends, I'd be worshipping - well, 'the Evil One.' I don't have to admire anyone just because they're stronger, smarter and/or more powerful than me.
[Now having said that, much of what people like Jesus and Buddha (sp?) did set a wonderful example for humanity, and to emulate their acts of kindness is highly admirable, and well worth doing.]
Religion is about crazy people blowing stuff up.
Dumber words were never spoken. Are we trolling for a reason?
'Higher beings' are by definition incomprehensible so there's no point thinking about them. (If they were comprehensible they'd be just like us, which isn't higher :) )
Sure. Because understanding the nature of their god isn't one of the important parts of any religion. <rolls eyes>
Jon
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