I, again, find myself pondering the ideas of sacrifice and forgiveness. I am still confused about this idea many Christians have that “Jesus died for our sins.” This, of course, well-encompasses the issues involved in sacrifice, as well as forgiveness and redemption. I do not think I believe in sacrifice, at least in the way [...]
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The Unloaded Gun
Posted in Life, tagged attitude, belief, control, freedom, philosophy, reality, religion on February 8, 2011 | Comments Off
(See “Hypocrisy in Morality” for the first part of this discussion.) Most people have it backwards—morality does not determine motivations and values, values and motivations determine morality. This is why organized religion has it wrong, because it functions on the former—false—principle. And it is why societies which attempt to function based on this backward logic [...]
The Right Thing to Do
Posted in Life, tagged attitude, happiness, illusion vs. reality, love, morality, reality, self on August 17, 2010 | Comments Off
There is a difference, which is very hard to articulate, between doing something because it is The Right Thing To Do, and because it is the right thing to do. The first is done with self-righteous sacrifice, and the second is done honestly and openly, with love, with no sacrifice, or idea of sacrifice, in [...]
