"Should we exterminate the bad brains or continue on with this notion of every life is sacred and capable of redemption?"
Very nice, Slip. this is the notion that moves us forward in western society. The application of it gets murky. It is easy enough for me to redeem all others in my heart by seeing them in their highest potential and wishing them the best in spirit. Tougher to apply in cases like Gacy and Madoff as a society. We heard the word evil being tossed about in many of the victim statements in the Madoff trial. The folks who were happy to get the larger than possible returns on their money but outraged at their losses when the scheme fell apart see Madoff as evil, but I wonder how much of the responsibility they carry for what occurred. It does not eliminate the need for laws and guardrails for the investment industry, was the absence of them the responsibility of evil doers as well? Evil in terms of those parts of us that need to possess and identify with external "powers" and "acquisitions" permeates our western world experience, setting us up for the fall. It also distracts us from finding our worth in more internal and intrinsic aspects of life. Defining evil can be slippery it seems... On Jun 28, 11:50 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? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
