"The difference between you and me is one...bad...day." - The Joker When it comes to violating social norms, it takes a surprisingly little amount of trauma to begin to shift to "the other side".
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:57 PM, ornamentalmind <[email protected]>wrote: > > "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Lord of the Flies > > On Jun 30, 8:29 am, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > WOW again, Molly ! The delight your words caused is suffusing. Many > > thanks. > > > > Kabir says : I moved about looking at the bad, the evil. Then, I saw > > myself. And knew. > > > > On Jun 30, 7:38 pm, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > "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?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
