On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 12:38 -0700, Alberto Treviño wrote:
> On Friday 26 February 2010 12:00:21 pm Sasha Pachev wrote:
> > Do you think Moroni used Satan's means in this case?
> 
> I'll claim the wisdom of the Asian concept of Yin and Yang.  There is a bit 
> of evil in good, and some good in evil.  But it is possible to achieve a 
> balance.
> 

Before anyone gets too upset, here's what I think Alberto means:

(1) An imperfectly understood principle applied with too much zeal can
lead to serious evil. "Baptism is required to enter heaven, therefore
infants should be baptized." 

(2) Uncompromising dedication to a misunderstood principle can blind one
to greater truth. "I must not eat the shewbread, it is intended only for
the priests."

(3) God can extract good results from the evil actions of his children.
"Wow these Anti-Nephi-Lehies are letting us just slaughter them. Maybe
there's something to this new religion of theirs after all."

-- 
"XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't
using enough of it." - Chris Maden

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