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Obviously these are simplistic things to help people of that time understand
things that cannot be understood whilst in this world.
The emphasis in Bahai is to exert our efforts to people to develop these
qualities - the spiritual arms and legs of the next world.
On
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Can you give examples of some of their literalistic interpretations of the
Qur'an? All I know is their symbolic interpretation of the command to amputate
thieves as getting rid of their impact on society and their Sufi interpretation
of salah. On the latter, the
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Can you give examples of some of their literalistic interpretations of the
Qur'an? All I know is their symbolic interpretation of the command to amputate
thieves as getting rid of their impact on society and their Sufi interpretation
of salah. On the latter, the
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_command_theory
Divine command theory is the meta-ethical view about the semantics or meaning
of
ethical sentences, which claims that ethical sentences express propositions,
some of which are true, about the attitudes of God. That
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. Do Baha'is ever
invoke divine command theory while explainig laws?
I suspect that would depend upon the Baha'i. I tend towards Divine
Command in terms of explaining laws, but I wouldn't call it a
'theory.' We can come up with all kinds of reasons for saying
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontological_ethics
I found divine command theory under Deontology on Wikipedia. I remember
learning
about it in ethics class.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantianism
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Dear Stephen,
I think the best passage from the Writings that relates to your
question may be this one:
Say: O leaders of religion! Weigh not the Book of
God with such standards and sciences as are current
amongst you, for the Book itself is the unerring
Balance
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Well the term translated as 'religious leaders' is 'ulama so
presumably it had Muslim clerics in mind. I think it can be applied
more broadly, however, especially when it comes to matters of ethics.
Where I would *not* apply it is in regards to matters of science as
the
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontological_ethics
I found divine command theory under Deontology on Wikipedia. I remember
learning
about it in ethics class.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantianism
