It was effort for Mother Teresa- it challenged her faith. Or Thomas a Kempis who was buried alive- Devout Reflections Drawn From the Imitation of Christ. Who knows the last thoughts of Thomas Merton? Who knows what our last thoughts will be?//I don't think an infant is ever pre-programmed but everything depends on Fate- where he/she is born, the food supply, the culture, the influence of parents, the education.
On Jun 28, 10:50�pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice view point RR, and Welcome! �I don't know that it takes any > amount of effort to be good or bad depending on the nature of the > person in question. �Perhaps it would take a great deal of effort for > Gacy to be a good person but little effort for Mother Teresa, > conversely it would take a great effort for Mother Teresa to be a bad > person and little effort for Gacy. > I sometimes wonder if souls are pre-programed for good and evil. �Many > years ago when I taught school I noticed there were kids that were > simply incorrigible, lacking in the sense of goodness, simply the imps > in the world. �This world could be a paradise except for the spoil > that has been tossed in, the wrench that causes the leaks, the rotten > apple that ruins the bushel and simply the rotten people that corrupt > it all. > Should we exterminate the bad brains or continue on with this notion > of every life is sacred and capable of redemption? > > On Jun 28, 9:50�am, RacerRick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I believe that just as darkness is not necessarily the opposite of > > light as much as it is the absence of light, evil is the absence of > > good not the opposite. It takes a great deal of effort to be good, yet > > to be evil or bad can require no effort at all. I believe that true > > evilness is only fiction anyway. Good for movies and books. Even > > people like Gacy or Dahmer are just devoid of the morality we consider > > sacred. They placed no higher value on human life than on plant life. > > There was something wrong with their brains. Bad connections > > somewhere. That is no excuse for their behavior, they still need to be > > removed from society...and extinguished. > > > Cool topic! > > > Rick > > > On Jun 24, 4:51�am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > A simple question, or is it?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
