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Re: Goodness of Man? (was: Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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Fri, 31 Dec 1999 02:29:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> Let me say this again (I'll type slowly so you can get it easier;) only God
> is good. Yeah, I know, some people *seem* good and some more than others,
> but when you get right down to it, all people are motivated by fear,
> selfishness, pride, greed, or some combination of all. Saying someone is
> basically good basically means nothing. Either one is or isn't. Goodness
> implies perfection, which we aren't (Lar notwithstanding;)
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> I would rather consider myself imperfect while striving for perfection than
> think myself perfect and have everyone know I'm not. And BTW, Christians
> aren't perfect, they are just trying to find their way like everyone else.
> The difference is that they are following the way of Jesus; not just
> stumbling around in the dark without direction.
Wow. You have a fairly radical definition of good, it seems. I tend to think
of good as 'not meaning harm', but that's a very loose and general definition -
don't try to pin me to specifics, please. "Good" in my books is almost
entirely subjective.
I tend to think that (by the above) most people are good, most of the time.
However, I also think most people are lazy, even when it is clearly in their
benefit not to be. This is why I think a Libertarian system would be doomed to
failure - it requires too much effort from the individual.
$0.02
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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