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to be religious or to be ethical ,which one is priority?
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27 Aug 2007 Mon 04:35 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: ....it is a very good point that you make AEnigma, but it is difficult to separate the two in my mind. Gosh, I have confused myself now!! |
Well, I have to admit I got myself a bit confused too!!! After I wrote it I realised that my comments could be seen as contradictory! The change in society and breeding psychopaths, although true, could (arguably  ) be credited to lack of religious guidance!
Fortunately, not many people bother to read my posts, so it was not "picked up" on by the religious classmates! 
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27 Aug 2007 Mon 04:37 pm |
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27 Aug 2007 Mon 04:40 pm |
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Quoting AEnigma III: The change in society and breeding psychopaths, although true, could (arguably ) be credited to lack of religious guidance! |
Personally I suspect that it is the other way round - the lack of breeding a social conscience has led to less interest in religious organisations. There are, of course, other factors like eaiser communication not making religious social networking so important etc., but the original question was limited to ethics and religious belief - for that I read "religious involvement" as there are many who attend religious establishments for the social support and the feeling of "doing/being good" that comes with it instead of because of any fundemental belief.
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27 Aug 2007 Mon 04:41 pm |
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Quoting bod: Personally I suspect that it is the other way round |
Me too
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27 Aug 2007 Mon 04:43 pm |
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Quoting AEnigma III: Quoting bod: Personally I suspect that it is the other way round |
Me too |
You mean you are simply following a stance that you don't believe to generate debate - or is it just to be damn awkward
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27 Aug 2007 Mon 04:46 pm |
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Quoting bod: Quoting AEnigma III: Quoting bod: Personally I suspect that it is the other way round |
Me too |
You mean you are simply following a stance that you don't believe to generate debate - or is it just to be damn awkward |
NO!!! You maybe missed my original post. What I was saying that my original post could have been contradictory. Offffffffff I can't bore everyone with explanations hehehe!
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27 Aug 2007 Mon 04:56 pm |
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Quoting AEnigma III: Quoting bod: You mean you are simply following a stance that you don't believe to generate debate - or is it just to be damn awkward |
NO!!! You maybe missed my original post. What I was saying that my original post could have been contradictory. Offffffffff I can't bore everyone with explanations hehehe! |
You mean that you were not being deliberately awkward???
Oh dear - are you ill???
This is not the AEnigma that we know and love
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28 Aug 2007 Tue 05:13 am |
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I can only speak for my experience of my religion. My practice of Religion is ethics applied. John Wesley said,
"Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can."
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28 Aug 2007 Tue 08:54 am |
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Quoting MrX67: if we can find to true alternative i think will not much need to discussion about beliefs? |
It's as simple as that.
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