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‘’The Earth does not belong to man; Man belongs to the Earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”— Chief Seattle
‘’Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people... ‘’
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated…I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by [people] from the cruelty of [human kind]”—Mahatma Gandhi
Originally posted by Bleeeeep
reply to post by HelenConway
Good and bad are based on God's opinions and your intent. There are no actions that are only good or only bad.
Originally posted by Bleeeeep
reply to post by HelenConway
I wrote it short because I thought it was simple to understand. :|
Intentions are basically the reason you do something. For what purpose.
Think of it like accidentally hitting someone with your car, breaking their leg. Since you did not intend to hurt the person the action is not bad nor good.
The only way to judge something is by whom created it. The creator defined right and wrong based on your purpose. Only God gives purpose to you and so only God can judge an action (based on your intent).
Originally posted by Bluesma
I do not believe in an inherent good and evil.
Things are good or bad in relation to a specific intent or goal..........................
Problems only arrive when you consider that God wouldn't speak directly with you that way and would only send you messages and commands for the entire human race.... LOL!
This is my biggest objection to the static universal and inherent concepts of good and evil- they cause people to not listen to the messages within, because they "already know it all and don't need to."
Originally posted by HelenConway
I think that there is good and bad as old fashioned as this sounds - i do not accept the trendy political concept of moral relativism,, for example just because some cultures think it is ok and acceptable for women to be stoned to death for minor infractions, does not in my book make it ok.
And I know this is not what you meant at all and you would agree with me in this instance, but even in minor ways - I do believe there are right paths and wrong paths, in alignment with life v destroying life.
peace.
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I think we have even run into disagreements on some subject in the past here, though I don't remember what it was..... which makes me think we are very different.
Originally posted by HelenConway
Why do people do this ?
Originally posted by Bleeeeep
Originally posted by HelenConway
Why do people do this ?
People do not like their concepts challenged. Instead of confronting a possible threat to their concept of self they avoid the person who may challenge their concept.