On 10/27/05, Benjamin La Framboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dear Gilberto,
Aside from the fact that I think we're having a virtually
> fruitless conversation here,
Yes.
Benjamin:
I just want to add that if we are going to
> include explanations of history so that we can better understand the
> circumstances in which the events happened (such as provided by Karen
> Armstrong), we should also be prepared to hunt down and find those same
> types of writings that help to understand the biblical accounts that we are
> referring to as genocide.
Yes, I've seen alot of those materials looking at this from the
Christian's side.
> I have a strong suspicion they're out there,
> though I don't, myself, have the time to hunt them down.
I have looked at arguments on the other side and personally didn't
find them convincing.
> The other thing I found interesting about the particular quote you provided
> is that Armstrong actually uses the phrase, "the harsh ethics of the
> desert," which seems to acknowledge that the ethics of warfare at the time
> (or, at that place) were in fact different there than elsewhere.
>
> Just some thoughts,
Thanks. I appreciate the content and the tone. I don't have a problem
with the idea that one might formulate different rules for different
kinds of situations. (a life boat, a prison, a school, a battlefield,
a desert) And I think your parenthetical remark is on target. I don't
think the values should be time dependent. But I don't have a problem
seeing how they depend on the situation itself.
Peace
gilberto
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