Morality is not determined by the church you attend nor the faith you embrace. It is determined by the quality of your character and the positive impact you have on those you meet along your journey
Monday, July 23, 2012
The Non-Theist's 7 Deadly Sins.
I am not a believer in the idea of sin, but having said that this kind of works for me.
Did you find that in the dictionary under GOP Political Party? If not, it should be there...it describes those heartless bastards perfectly...them and the NRA.
Terry Pratchett says (I think in Snuff ?) that the basic sin is in treating people as if they were things, and all other sins roll from that.
Fear mongering, racism, greed are sins.
Hatred is not ; it's a pretty valid feeling in bad circumstances, just like fear - think someone about to murder your loved ones, you need enough hatred to put your own safety second and try to overpower him.
- "False morality" is a particular form of "Hypocrisy", so it shouldn't stand there.
- "Duplicity" can be linked to "Hypocrisy" too ; besides, duplicity is often needed in protecting oneself from more powerful people, so to make it a sin is not reasonable.
Hey, Gryff! What's with the "surveyor's marks" in place of the "o's"?
ReplyDeleteKidding! Just KIDDING!
Did you find that in the dictionary under GOP Political Party? If not, it should be there...it describes those heartless bastards perfectly...them and the NRA.
ReplyDeleteI kinda like Fear Mongering, Hatred, and Greed!
ReplyDeletewhy are the o's targets w/cross hairs? ROFL
ReplyDeleteHow many of these apply to fixed moose or to the larger media beyond them?
ReplyDeleteTerry Pratchett says (I think in Snuff ?) that the basic sin is in treating people as if they were things, and all other sins roll from that.
ReplyDeleteFear mongering, racism, greed are sins.
Hatred is not ; it's a pretty valid feeling in bad circumstances, just like fear - think someone about to murder your loved ones, you need enough hatred to put your own safety second and try to overpower him.
Moreover, I don't like those two :
ReplyDelete- "False morality" is a particular form of "Hypocrisy", so it shouldn't stand there.
- "Duplicity" can be linked to "Hypocrisy" too ; besides, duplicity is often needed in protecting oneself from more powerful people, so to make it a sin is not reasonable.
I think what we have here is an advanced copy of the 2012 Republican Convention "platform"
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think greed/avarice should be on there as well.
ReplyDeleteSums up Palin and the GOP perfectly.
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