On 9 Feb, 12:30, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > The first lesson of the OT after the expulsion from Eden was envy, > murder and that memorable line about "brother's keeper". What has > changed? >
Well, as I remember it, the first 3 commandments given to man were: (Gen. 1:28) 1) Be fruitful and multiply 2) replenish the Earth 3) and subdue it. We seem to have managed the first fairly well. And are hard at work on item number three; but, we've failed miserably on the second commandment. Of course, it begs the question: What is meant by 'replenish the Earth'? > On Feb 8, 11:15 am, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Or perhaps people spending time and energy on irrelevant texts about > > tribal godlings rather than helping the starving people around them? > > > On Feb 8, 5:49 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 3 Feb, 04:44, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A starving man steals a purse, knocking the woman to the ground and > > > > breaking her leg. Evil? Might he have not stolen a purse without > > > > physical action? Couldn't his frustration be the cause of unnecessary > > > > violence? and is frustration then evil? > > > > As soon as I read the second word, the problem was revealed. The > > > society that allowed the person to become starving is the truest evil > > > in your example. All the rest could have been avoided by a society > > > that cared. Perhaps, then, societal carelessness is the greatest evil > > > we face in today's world. > > > > > On Feb 2, 4:13 pm, MajorOz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Feb 2, 6:26 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > What is the greatest evil? > > > > > > > I wanted to use the word sin, but I want to get away from any > > > > > > religiousness in this one. > > > > > > > So what is the greatest evil, and why? > > > > > > For me, there is only one evil: unnecessarily harming someone. I view > > > > > all OTHER so-called evils simply as disturbance of someone's > > > > > prejudice. > > > > > > cheers > > > > > > oz, newbie- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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.
