Re: In Departing ... My Final Words to Tom Sherman



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Edward Dolan

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"Sunset Lowracer [TM] Fanatic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Many people have been convicted for crimes they did not commit, and
> many more for legal crimes that were not immoral. I, of course hold to
> the higher absolute standard of morality and logic. ...

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There is just no way I am going to give the above a free pass, at least not
with the likes of Mr. Sherman.

What absolute standard, pray tell? Unless you are appealing to a religion,
there are no absolute standards for morality. Logic is totally irrelevant to
the issue of what is moral. With logic, you can make anything either moral
or immoral. Logic is simply a means, not an end.

Is Mr. Sherman religious since that is the only possible appeal he can make
to an absolute morality. I recommend Christianity to him if he is serious
about searching for an absolute morality. Do not even think about any other
religions as they are all steeped in tribal roots and possessed of all kinds
of barbarisms.

However, for Mr. Sherman to adequately understand the human dilemma, he
would have to embrace the concept of original sin, a key part of the
Judeo-Christian tradition. Secularists like to think that human nature is a
blank slate that can be written on by experience whereas we original sinners
know that is not the case. Human nature is so damn despicable (due to
original sin) that it has to be rigidly circumscribed if we are to live
together in society.

That incidentally is why I am a conservative and why liberalism is wrong
headed and never works in the long run in any society. Christians tend to be
conservative and can even be Democrats, but can never be liberal. Abhor your
liberalism if you would be saved from your situational morality, oh you
seeker of absolute morality!

The Chicago area (Fox River Valley) is just chock full of Catholic Churches
where you can go to learn all about absolute morality. A good and holy
celibate priest will take you under his wing and teach you everything you
will ever have to know about absolute morality. I recommend my brother's
church, St. John Cantius, where I understand they also have an outstanding
musical program.

Go my son, with God,

Ed Dolan - Minnesota
 

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