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Re: Holy crap! (was Re: The partisian trap in California)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:14:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
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So that’s the essence of it. I do not believe in any metaphysical, “good”
or “evil,” but I accept that humans have developed certain basic and
near-universal concepts that enable us to judge the actions of certain
particularly “good” or “evil” individuals in terms of those concepts.
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Now that was a tremendous ST:TNG ep when Jean Luc was being tortured by the
Cardassian--can’t remember the quote right now, but when I heard it, it was a
“Wow!” moment.
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I think that you and I went down this road
before. Bear in mind that
the thread took place before you and I made peace, so it might come across with
more bitterness than is now the case.
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And I concur with all that you said above--we don’t need a universal ‘evil’
or ‘original sin’ to commit atrocities, or a universal good, or ‘God’ to
commit acts of kindness.
However, that said, this certainly does not deny the existence of God.
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Perhaps not, but it definitely eliminates the moral need for God.
Dave!
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