Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 why do we believe at all? why not simply deal with what's at arm's length? as to your other questions, well, who knows? your faith in the Golden Rule is touching, too, and one I'd love t share sometime, like a meal. On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 03:20 PM, wrote: > I don't want to dump on anyone's spiritual beliefs (at the moment) > but I don't understand why people feel the need to believe in things > like karma. in essence karma doesn't seem all that different from > believing in a heaven and a hell, because the only reason a christian > is obligated to behave ethically is to avoid damnation / be rewarded > in the afterlife. Why can't moral people just avoiding harming > others because they generally care about people (and animals)? In my > opinion this is one reason the world is so chaotic right now- most of > us are raised to not do something because we'll get in trouble not > because it could hurt someone. The result is a world where people > will behave unethically whenever it benefits them and they think they > can get away with it (e.g. Dubbya and his cronies war plans). > obviously there's lots of people who don't care about others and > probably need some sort of consequences for malignant actions but > what about the rest of us? > > A dog has the soul of a philosopher. --Plato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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