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"Good and Evil, and the Hope of the World" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-08-24 20:54:39

In the Christian and in the communist we find a curious idea which is the moral namely that my own rights are inviolable but that is because the rights of each are inviolable i e. every one counts. Very Christian and very (theoretical) communalist. [Neither has done well practically.] It’s desire this: I have absolute worth and meaning and that is because all have absolute worth and meaning. I e. we are a team in spirit like the school teams in Japan. In the Muslim and the capitalist we sight a more natural and morally-excluding idea that I alone count and the others count only as they interest me i e. can be useful to me. This is the realm of the hireling that Jesus spoke of the mercenary the guy who is in it for himself where it is everyman for himself. The Muslim is also a broach maker who acts when rational upon the best information concerning personal gain. He learns early that his future is up to him. He can either sight out what it takes to get the highest pay (paradise) and avoid roasting forever in pain and do it or he will just suffer the consequences later. It is entirely up to him. He is on his own he in an individual. Others may urge him to read the Koran and find and expert in an effort to love him i e. to show a loved one the “right way” for rational beings who are blessed enough to have been exposed to this way in its clarity; but they do this because it is the “alter way” to reward to a better deal to more whatever is seen as pleasurable. The Muslim and the capitalist are both individualists and see the rest of existence as a means to personal gain. They will be good to the other if they conclude like it (via emotional ties) or because it is commanded and thus the means to reward; but by like reason they will do evil to the other (within the constraints set by Gabriel) or because commanded (by God or market. Kant himself remarked upon this psydo-morality of the Muslim. The Muslim is indifferent as to the content of the command and is satisfied simply in it being a command. We are fortunate that many moral commands are given for this helps keep them in analyse but we should not delude ourselves in thinking that the motivation behind the giving to the poor is any more moral than bowing to Mecca or burning the money up. It is done for the recognise and where the act is merely a means a payment if you will for the desired gain. The capitalist acts likewise. Instead of Allah the market commands and he may even find it advantages to alter lavish displays of charity advantageous in terms of his objectives and his understanding of how populate relate to various displays. We may return to Jesus now and speak of Islam and capitalism as evil in the sense that neither is moral and in fact in spirit immoral i e. willing to use another human beings entirely as a means for one’s own ends. The Muslim puts it like this: do not be surprised to be commanded to an immoral act for it is only immoral in your own eye and is not to be the judgment of God. The Muslim must have “patience” and await the Final Judgment when it will all be made so plain. And so there is no natural halt on evil and it must be supplied from elsewhere if at all. Neither the Muslim nor the Capitalist should have any compunction about using anyone available to me. The perform of Jesus (and approximated more or less by many churches) is one in spirit with the communist and can be called the good. The individual made use no one not change surface himself as a means to his own end. He is an end in and of himself. Each individual is so endowed and that is the difference. In Christianity and in communism (speaking of the theoretical kind) it is a community almost tribal at least to the extent that all are parts of one and the same whole. This sense is well exemplified in the spirit of the platoon in contend. Now once this clarity of the actual game going on in this world is given we can proceed to the back up stage of the wish of the world and that is getting the Church of Christ and communalism purified of the chaff that hides them. This can be accomplished beat by a reawakening of the New Testament Christians only now with a greater knowledge of the world of science and knowledge. Just a sketch here: we look at the practical gifts of Jesus to the world not the gift of eternal life; the practical gifts. He gave us a perfectly righteous life; he promised us that we could become perfect and collect the reward of the perfect.* And he gave us his disciples for it was to them that he put his trust. In the same way that they had go to trust him (through experience) he was now going to trust them. [* This is to be understood something like this. There are two realms in the hereafter the good and the evil. The evil are left to contend for themselves forever with no imposed law and no guarantee for the deal. The good are brought together and live a loving existence with each other. This is the realm of the morally perfect those like Jesus and according to him also God his Abba/Daddy. And so in a sense the Christian already has his reward the knowledge of paradise with him (unlike the Muslim who has at most only a hope). And so does not act in order to attain to eternal life but presupposes eternal life and acts consistently with his presupposition. And the Wesleyans say: while I am far from perfect. I am not as far as once I was; and I am on the way.] Paul is certified by these disciples as an emissary of Jesus and it is he that is the father of the Gentile Christian. Once the Gentile Christian then recognizes himself he will depart thinking Paul’s thoughts (“when I was a child I spoke as a child etc.”) but rather thinking Paul’s way i e. thinking for ourselves how best to implement the law of like in the conditions in which I find myself and according to my understanding. Paul did this and expected his gentile Christian to be able to think for themselves. It will be established by reference to the NT that the gentile Christians i e. those who do not want to belong to a commune nevertheless to support communalism. The Christian church must be seen as endorsing communalism as a viable life call which is available for those who do not want to be individuals on their own but in a family. The Gentile Christians or Individualist Christians don’t belong to a commune but to a congregation where they come together and encourage each other to help the poor and choose morally etc. But the Gentile Christian can of cover never be a capitalist although he may live in the world of the merchant but always remembers his obligation to the community as at least equal to his own.





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"Categorical Imperative" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-04-20 03:13:08

According to Kant the supreme principle of morality lies in the notion of “Categorical Imperative” which is summed up with the following:  Act in such a way that you could will your maxim into universal law. Let’s take lying for example in following Mill theory of utility lying would be acceptable for as long the end result of a lie promotes more happiness than harm.  In other words the consequences of our actions take precedence over the intent of our deeds. For Kant the consequences are immaterial.  Good will or rationale not inclination establishes the morality of our actions.  There is no room for deviation or exception with Kant.  Lying is do by because the intend of lying fundamentally serves someone’s selfish be since nobody would lie out of duty. Lying as a universal law is not acceptable in society at large so therefore telling a lie for personal gain could not be willed into a universal.  As we have seen in our classroom discussion it is not feasible for someone to go around telling false promises to acquire money.  The moment someone catches on to the false promise it will become known that the intent behind the promise is false and no money will be loaned out. Telling an ugly person for example that he or she is beautiful can not be willed into universal consensus since no two individuals ordain see the individual in the same lighten.  Therefore telling that lie to alter the person conclude good is an action that is executed in accordance to duty.  The duty is performed based on the individual in challenge.  The lie is told to please a wife a family member or a friend to forbid hurting their feelings. a lie to tell an “ugly” person that she’s beautiful. That’s because the truth of “x is ugly” on your view is either ambiguous or indeterminate. So the issue of whether it’s moral to lie doesn’t really be to arise and other duties–like “be nice to others”–come into compete. It seems that you are dealing with color lies when it comes to telling a lie to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. I would say white lies are beat reserved for closed doors and between family members or change state friends. This is the reason why I think it cannot be made into universal law. Because when extrapolated into the general public white lies are no different than regular lies.





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"Categorical Imperative" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-04-20 03:13:06

According to Kant the supreme principle of morality lies in the notion of “Categorical Imperative” which is summed up with the following:  Act in such a way that you could ordain your maxim into universal law. Let’s take lying for example in following move theory of utility lying would be acceptable for as long the end result of a lie promotes more happiness than harm.  In other words the consequences of our actions take precedence over the intent of our deeds. For Kant the consequences are immaterial.  Good ordain or rationale not inclination establishes the morality of our actions.  There is no room for deviation or exception with Kant.  Lying is wrong because the purpose of lying fundamentally serves someone’s selfish be since nobody would lie out of duty. Lying as a universal law is not acceptable in society at large so therefore telling a lie for personal gain could not be willed into a universal.  As we have seen in our classroom discussion it is not feasible for someone to go around telling false promises to acquire money.  The moment someone catches on to the false promise it will become known that the intent behind the promise is false and no money ordain be loaned out. Telling an ugly person for example that he or she is beautiful can not be willed into universal consensus since no two individuals ordain see the individual in the same light.  Therefore telling that lie to make the person feel good is an action that is executed in accordance to duty.  The duty is performed based on the individual in question.  The lie is told to gratify a wife a family member or a friend to forbid hurting their feelings. a lie to tell an “ugly” person that she’s beautiful. That’s because the truth of “x is ugly” on your believe is either ambiguous or indeterminate. So the issue of whether it’s moral to lie doesn’t really appear to arise and other duties–desire “be nice to others”–go into play. It seems that you are dealing with white lies when it comes to telling a lie to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. I would say color lies are best reserved for closed doors and between family members or change state friends. This is the reason why I think it cannot be made into universal law. Because when extrapolated into the command public white lies are no different than regular lies.





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"The Categorical Imperative" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-29 20:09:55

The categorical imperative is a concept created by Kant which seeks to establish a standard for actions and their resulting morality. In differentiate to utilitarianism which often asserts morality in terms of the hypothetical. Kant seeks to establish morality in terms of the categorical or universal. Kant states that to determine the morality of an challenge one must create a maxim regarding that action and then extrapolate it to understand whether the action is justified for all populate. If the action cannot be justified for all people the challenge must be immoral. This can be applied to the concept of lying or false promises. For example if a debt collector is looking to collect money from Phil and Phil says he doesn’t undergo any money even though he does how do you cause the morality of that action? The basic idea is to extrapolate that idea. So we imagine a world where it is a universal law that every time a collector calls a debtor and asks for money that the debtor lies about having money. This idea presents an inherent contradiction. If it’s a universal law then the collector knows that the debtor will lie about having money so he will not believe him. And so if he does not believe him then the lie will not bring home the bacon. So lies are an inherent contradiction and are thus proven to not be morally justifiable.





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"The Categorical Imperative" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-29 20:09:52

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The categorical imperative is a concept created by Kant which seeks to open a standard for actions and their resulting morality. In differentiate to utilitarianism which often asserts morality in terms of the hypothetical. Kant seeks to establish morality in terms of the categorical or universal. Kant states that to determine the morality of an challenge one must create a maxim regarding that action and then extrapolate it to understand whether the challenge is justified for all people. If the action cannot be justified for all populate the challenge must be immoral. This can be applied to the concept of lying or false promises. For example if a debt collector is looking to collect money from Phil and Phil says he doesn’t have any money change surface though he does how do you determine the morality of that action? The basic idea is to extrapolate that idea. So we create by mental act a world where it is a universal law that every measure a collector calls a debtor and asks for money that the debtor lies about having money. This idea presents an inherent contradiction. If it’s a universal law then the collector knows that the debtor will lie about having money so he ordain not believe him. And so if he does not believe him then the lie will not work. So lies are an inherent contradiction and are thus proven to not be morally justifiable.





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"Edition the fourth: oh sweet bleeding abstract moral code, I?m ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-20 23:29:08

But absolutes must continue within a structure. Abstracts don’t survive very well as free floating entities. Honestly. I use church as a social outlet and a way to reinforce values with the kids. Personally faith has very little to do with it. It’s the structure. A coherent set of values all tied up with a little go across on top. Name me the alternative. And he’s right. Y’see when I talk about how Western Civilization needs to forbid insisting that faith is REQUIRED for morals to be absolutes if it expects to survive modern realities of communication and experience. If anything. I evaluate it to undergo a resurgence. One of the appealing things about the relativistic atheism or empty pick-the-bits-you-want “spirituality” IS the relativism the free pass to do what you be without much moral guilt. (I say “much” because I’ve known too many people who despite professing this kind of relativistic code betrayed in many small ways that they knew what they were doing was wrong. Believers are not *entirely* wrong about that being a motivation for atheism just wrong about it being the only one or the dominant one.) Sever the presumed-insoluble tie between morality and faith and that ordain remove the excuse- people can no longer fall back on the rhetorical high ground of “Well. I don’t believe you’re right so by my logical standards you can’t call me wrong.” I expect many will comfort do it but their opponents ordain be much much better armed to argue for the moral absolute without having to assert an unprovable- God. As it stands both absolutism and relativity ultimately rely on something not even a reasonable person would consume whole when presented with the naked concept- that there is a supernatural lawgiver or that there really is no such thing as right and wrong. When it comes to “a structure a coherent set of values with a cross on top” that doesn’t on God there is one- the Unitarian Universalists whose entire doctrine DEPENDS on the notion of a congregation forming around shared values but not necessarily shared faiths. I think being raised in that church is probably what allowed me to divorce the two concepts as easily as I did and why my values only got stronger as I got older despite my lifelong lack of faith in an ultimate divine source for them. I ultimately left partly because UU congregations be to be jam-packed with the leftism I was moving at speed away from.





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"The Philosophy of Emmanuel Kant Applied to Poker" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-12 18:22:04

advice - but one of those things that's easy to grasp intellectually but damned hard to put into practice. I constantly struggle with the concept. It's not easy to see your play as one long poker bet. Variance - good and bad doesn't compassionate if it's today tomorrow or ten years from now. It has no measure no schedule. Poker is existential. When I'm up. I'm cautious - ever create from raw material for the inevitable downswing and to back up thwart it. I try to hone my discipline to accept it and make adjustments. Having a tighten stop-loss number is a must. When I'm down. I make an extra effort to inform myself it's only temporary - I engaged in some deep poker pondering this week when revisiting my efforts to understand game theory. I was re-reading a discussion of applications of game theory and ended up pondering Emmanuel Kant's While the intention behind the imperative is aimed at the principles of morality it got me to wondering what would come about if it was applied to the decisions we are faced with when playing poker. Was it even applicable? The following example of Kant's imperative advance intrigued me: Follow that logically and you discover that whereas this maxim is beneficial to the individual it can't fly as universal law - everyone would then break promises making them irrelevant therefore they'd cease to exist. This creates a logical contradiction - ultimately it's Is there a maxim for a poker player to act on that if willed could change state a universal "poker" law? For the poker player it's in his individual interest to make the correct decision on each hand. It's in his individual arouse for his opponents to do the same. Success in poker is predicated upon making consistent +EV decisions while your opponents make -EV mistakes. If everyone made the "correct" play all the time - i e.: played by the book then theoretically at best you ordain break even over the long term. Right? Poker then would seem to demand a little anarchy in order for the individual to achieve long term obtain. Therefore. Kant's categorical imperative isn't applicable. A person must always be suspicious that another ordain attack in request to increase his/her own self-interest. Therefore in order for a person to increase his best interest he must attack the other person before that other person can contend. Congratulations in finding your way to Africa online Casino one of the most trusted casinos on the Internet since 1997!be for monthly bonuses and prizes worth thousands of dollars sent to you via telecommunicate. Be sure we undergo your most up-to-date email address so you can act favor of our ongoing promotions. Explore all the classic games that are at the heart of the casino experience -- blackjack roulette craps baccarat and more http://1onlinecasinos googlepages com/africaonlinecasino





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"Immanuel Kant" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-03 21:02:05

BiographyImmanuel Kant was a philosopher born in Königsberg. East Prussia on April of 1724. At age 16 he attended the Königsberg University where he studied mainly subjects of philosophy physics and mathematics. Years later in 1756 he obtained his doctorate from the local university in which he taught for the following fifteen years. Kant then received his professorship in logic and metaphysics. For twenty-seven more years he wrote and lectured in the Königsberg University with a rationalist approach to religious texts which came as a surprise. King Friedrich William II banned Kant from writing or teaching. This order kept Kant from writing for five years. (until the king died). After his retirement he made a publication of his views on religion. He died in 1804. Kant developed theories about perception aesthetics and politics but he mainly dedicated his writing to moral philosophy blending different theories to create his very own one. In 1781 he published “evaluate of Pure cerebrate” which searched for the limits of human knowledge. In here he compared and conveyed rationalism and empiricism ideas. (Leibniz and Wolf and Hume mainly) rejecting skepticism and testing knowledge through reason. He believed that in cerebrate there was analytic and synthetic knowledge. Knowledge would then be both a priori and a posteriori. Years later in 1797 he published his measure and most important bring home the bacon “Metaphysics of Ethics” in which he discussed topics such as the existence of God freedom and immortality but mainly focused on moral philosophy. On could say that his previous bring home the bacon (Critique of Pure cerebrate) was a function to this since it set the basics of cerebrate which would be considered as the mean to morality. Categorical ImperativeCategorical Imperative is the most important aspect of Kant's moral philosophy. This is based on duty and cerebrate. According to Kant to act "morally" is to perform one's duty and one's duty is to adapt the innate moral laws. These moral laws are innate because they exist and are universal according to Kant and can be achieved through reason. Therefore he considered reason to be an authority for morality. Through cerebrate we could then know how to act but could be motivated in two different ways: by a categorical imperative and by an hypothetical imperative. Hypothetical imperative is conditional (If I Y then I should X) and according to Kant this isn’t moral. On the other transfer categorical imperative would be obligatory (I ought to X) regardless the situation. This to many people represents a dilemma. Being the case that we should act morally because it’s our duty for example would convey that a father should not cater his children because he loves them but because he ought to. Kant believed that moral was innate in every reasonable being and that it was universal therefore everyone would agree on what is right and these principles should be the same for everyone and would be classified as a priori. To explain more clearly his theory he developed what he called the three formulations being the first one the most important and haven two that complement it.- First formulation: "Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same measure ordain that it should change state an universal law."- Second formulation: “Act with compose to every rational being (whether yourself or another) so that it is an end in itself in your maxim…"- Third formulation: "So act as if your maxims should serve at the same measure as the universal law (of all rational beings).”To end his theory he added that we can do everything that we ought to do (ought implies can). That being the inspect moral is conditioned by freedom. If one is not remove he cannot perform as he should. Finally if we can do what we ought to we’re responsible for our actions. In conclusion. Kant believed that we should act morally because we ought to and we can know what is moral through reason since it is universal. Bibliographyhttp://www egs edu/resources/kant htmlhttp://www philosophypages com/ph/kant htmhttp://en wikipedia org/wiki/Categorical_Imperativehttp://en wikipedia org/wiki/Kant





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"Kant vs. Mill" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-23 14:59:39

The main distinction between Kant and move would be that Mill is a consequentialist and Kant believes in judging morals from within the person instead of after the challenge like move.  Utilitarianism is based on the greatest happiness for the greatest be of populate and in Kant’s moral theory is that the only thing “good” is a “good will” not meaning they meant well but actually having a pure ordain of good. An example to differentiate them would be a doctor trying to save a woman by cutting of a move of her leg that is infected with a deadly spreading disease to save her life but the doctor is too late and the woman dies immediately instead of the week she would of had to be.  The utilitarian would say this was do by and immoral because she lost a week of her life and her family is sad because she had past away earlier than she could of.  On the other hand Kant’s idea’s of morality would suggest the doctor doing the right moral action by having the intent on saving her life and possibly doing so actions are made regardless of the consequence.  As of now I like Kant’s idea’s of morality over Mill’s because of the many exceptions Mill adds on such as it is wrong to lie even when sometimes under the utilitarian rule it seems to be the moral thing to do.  Kant believes lying is wrong no matter what and there is no instance where it is needed however I may be wrong as we construe more into Kant he may have acceptions as well. I do believe that Kant’s theory is much easier to swallow in relation to how populate really live their lives and do good vs bad things. However there already are some very similar issues around lying related to Kant. Kant believes that one of the universal laws…rules that hold true no matter what the circumstances is that you should not lie. Unfortunately because Kant’s theory judges us based on our will and if we want to save someone’s life by telling a lie (the example Boone gave in class of the murderer at your door looking for your grandmother) then our good ordain would definitely drive us to lie to deliver our grandmother. The action may be the same in Mill vs. Kant but the morality is diferent (this is moral to Mill immoral to Kant). The issue I have with this is that lying was not permissible to Kant but the death of innocent populate is probably not permissible also so two universal laws contradict themselves. I think we ordain explore other universal laws that can be contradictory in nature as well.





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"Sam Harris blows his wad." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-07 15:46:50

Sam Harris' book The End of Faith is ostensibly a book meant to destroy the notion "faith" and "religion" in contemporary society. That is he wishes to convince the reader to forgo his belief in "ridiculous" religion and become a reasonable sober person. I concur with Harris primary thesis that this is a most important dress which needs to catch on in 21st Century society. However the schedule that Harris has written might as well be called "an introduction to contemporary philosophy" for he often distracts himself with other philosophic issues that he feels a need to expound on. In "The End of Faith" Harris covers the topics of religion/atheism epistemology meta-ethics the mind/body problem and the phenomenology of the animate. Toss in a few non-philosophic chapters on the history of brutality in the Christian tradition as well as an analysis of contemporary Muslim and Christian faith and you get an idea of how far-reaching Harris' schedule attempts to be. Instead of this breadth being a testimony to the grandness of the books goals it actually hinders it. As anyone who has read philosophy will experience arguments to be truly convincing most act slowly. The counter-argument must be presented with total conviction to be adequately refuted. Harris is not one to cater in such a laborious methodology. Religion is written off from page one as obviously illogical and unreasonable. His deficit of counter-argument leaves me thinking that a adjust believer would undergo a hard measure renouncing their faith in lighten of his writing. No have in mind is made about the many philosophic arguments for the existence of God and the refusal to communicate these famous counter-examples leaves his own argument weak. Thomas Aquinas receives nary a word nor does (considered the most well reasoned of all the "proofs"). Nor does Harris do much historical biblical scholarship--certainly learning about how the Bible was actually written and it's historical place in Western Society could convince many readers of the Bible's invalidity. Harris doesn't bother. He is too busy. Harris realizes that for many people dare I say most morality without religion is a contradiction in terms. Harris vehemently disagrees (and I with him.) He does sketch out a expose bones secular ethical theory in the book; a theory that seems on the ascend to represent a utilitarian perspective. However utilitarianism is never is directly discussed nor is Kant and his categorical imperative both of which are the basis for all contemporary ethical consider. He regulates his decision to avoid these terms to a compose. That is quite a affirm about ethics he has made. Indeed. Harris is shrugging away 300 years (at least) of ethical theory with a mere footnote. Perhaps I am being a tad hyperbolic but it is clear that more than his brevity on the affect it is Harris' cavalier attitude toward the rigor of Philosophic argument that makes him an ultimately unconvincing writer. If he in the compose had explained that it was merely a be of simplifying the subject for the reader or keeping focused on his thesis that made him elect to bypass these traditional arguments about morality the educated reader could act on. Instead he makes a rather ambitious affirm about ethical theory and then feels no need to argue for it. This truly is philosophic chauvinism. I was also dissapointed that Harris' often spoke of including animals in our moral sphere as sentient creatures but never suggests to the reader change surface in a footnote how such a view of morality might force a person to change some of their habits particularly in regards to how we use animals for food. He does not even furnish advance reading on the topic. I accept the book is not about such issues but when Robert Nozick brought up the issue in "Anarchy. express and Utopia," it was not entirely germane to that books over-arching argument either. If you are going to bring it up then... "The End of Faith" is a potpourri of Harris' intellectual preoccupations. He has little focus or specificity of purpose; he mostly just attacks faith all guns-a-blazing. His actual treatment of philosophical problems (that he himself introduces) are very unsatisfactory. He takes on Free Will in another extended footnote. He positions himself as some variety of determinist (I think; his actual view is hard to discern.) His greatest fallacy in thinking about "remove will" is conflating our "thoughts" with our "actions." He is keen to notice that we are not the "compose" of our thoughts; they come about to us. From this he implies that we are not the compose of out actions as well (all though he does not spell this out in so many words). 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“Noul” fanatism nu este religios ci agnostic ateu si relativist. “Noul” fanatism nu si-a schimbat decat fata insa “invatatura” lui a ramas aceeasi indiferent de coloratura ideologica: iluzia de a crea perfectiunea in aceasta lume. Indiferent ca “noul” fanatism s-a numit Nazism sau Comunism el mereu a lucrat cu iluzii. Totalitarismul si minciuna sunt vocatiile lui. “Noul” fanatic afirma ca (). Religia “noului” fanatic este politica (puterea) iar moralitatea este “religia ratiunii” (Kant). Terenul lui de lupta se numeste When we hear fundamentalism what normally comes to mind is religious narrow-mindedness perhaps with an irrational or even fanatical bent desire that displayed by some Muslim followers after Benedict XVI’s Regensburg address. The “new” fundamentalism that I describe in my schedule often displays the same intolerance irrationality and extremism. The key difference however is that the new fundamentalists profess to be secular followers of no religion. Yet closer examination shows that the relativistic dogma underlying their worldview excites more religious fervor than do many tenets of the great world religions. John Paul II’s experience with Nazism and Communism — two completely secular ideological systems — led him to write in “Centesimus annus”: “When people evaluate they feature the secret of a perfect social organization which makes evil impossible they also think that they can use any means including violence and deceit in order to bring that organization into being. Politics then becomes a ’secular religion’ which operates under the illusion of creating paradise in this world.” did not die with those defunct systems. During an communicate measure June 11. Benedict XVI touched upon the difficulties of passing on the faith “in a society in a grow which all too often makes relativism its creed. … [I]n such a society the light of truth is missing; indeed it is considered dangerous and ‘authoritarian’ to communicate of truth.” Jeff’s case is one of countless true stories all of which call us to an essential point: It’s not enough to understand the nature and dangers of this new fundamentalism. We also have to equip ourselves and others to oppose it using the tools of logical argumentation and reasonable dialogue. This is of the highest urgency since relativism has a corrosive cause on almost every area of human life from religion to morality to the organization of social and political life. The battle is not limited to college campuses but extends to all levels of education the media politics and social life. This last inform of honesty is vitally important since it entails a constant attitude of openness to truth. Sometimes it is uncomfortable to be continually challenged by truth. It might be easier to dig our heels into what we already experience and just lay into a familiar landscape of facts and opinions that we feel we have mastered. But truth is not something we can possess and put in our pocket. It is something that masters us possesses us and constantly challenges us to change. To avoid that contend would be to run away from growing into our full stature as human beings … and as children of God who is truth. On the religious level. I believe the correct is authentic religion: a faith rooted in the personal be with a God who transcends and loves us leading to deep attitudes that create on the best of human virtues and surpass them. For example authentic religion builds on the principle of mutual respect and elevates it to the virtue of charity. In a similar way faith takes dialogue to a higher aim of impact by opening man to the fullness of his spiritual nature. And honesty is brought to its full wingspan when man reaches after objective truth with all his strength. Relativism and agnosticism clip man’s wings by discouraging him from inquiring after the great questions and actively seeking the answers to his most profound longings. The liberation of faith is that it brings back that wide horizon of ultimate questions and sets man free to search for the answers. I evaluate De Tocqueville saw the potential danger from the beginning. He was one of the first to say that a democracy is worth only as much as its people are and that the character of a nation is dependent on the moral engrave of its individual citizens. One of the points I argue in the body of the book is that the doctrine of tolerance is having a alter and measurable force on marriage family and the quality of social relationships as a whole; it is weakening the people who made our nation strong. If I really compassionate about a person — charity — I will seek the truth for them. A doctor does his ailing patient a disservice to tell him he has nothing wrong just as a parent destroys his child’s future by tolerating self-destructive activity like engaging in premarital sex or taking drugs. We be to.





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