tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post2716324717442571469..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Idolaters and How They Get That Way.Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16663160008456408552015-11-11T11:59:06.037-08:002015-11-11T11:59:06.037-08:00Sorry for being late to the party.
Here's an e...Sorry for being late to the party.<br />Here's an excellent take down of the study:<br /><br />http://wmbriggs.com/post/17238/katzxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271736861541089213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-66916146069213981622015-11-09T12:39:17.163-08:002015-11-09T12:39:17.163-08:00It becomes more obvious every day that as our cult...It becomes more obvious every day that as our culture moves further away from God, it gives proof to what you say. Every. Single. Thing. is wrong or backward. Those who worship the State or Science or themselves have it all upside down. It would be laughable if it didn't affect us so negatively.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33029206821240612002015-11-09T10:42:46.169-08:002015-11-09T10:42:46.169-08:00Re. the study about religious kids, I saw the head...Re. the study about religious kids, I saw the headlines over the weekend but since they were so eye-rollingly stupid, I didn't figure it was all that necessary to read more. Of course, what they mean (and I see the article backs this assumption up in the first line) is that religious people are not only selfish, they are <i>immoral</i>. Nevermind that what passes for morality these days changes seemingly from one minute to the next. For instance, on the one hand all men are potentially dangerous rapists, but on the other if one decides he is a girl then he should be allowed to shower with the girls in the school locker room. And also be given free condoms and extensive tips on how to engage in deviant sex in college dorm rooms. <br /><br />Reading further in the Forbes article, apparently to the left altruism = morality. Thus perfect altruism is perfect morality. Notably, morality is not equated with trust, responsibility, respect for the rule of law, genuine respect for human dignity, etc., etc.<br /><br />I try to teach my kids that they don't have a right to take things from anyone else that haven't been freely offered. In other words, stealing. The converse of which is that they don't <i>have</i> to share everything all of the time, though of course we strongly encourage generosity. But that's harder, I suppose, than just allocating belongings at any moment in order to stop the shrieking of whoever feels the most covetous.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com