Serowbot wrote on 12/18/15 at 07:40:54:I said,.. we all know right from wrong...
We don't all act on that...
Mostly, greed gets in the way... along with the other 6 deadly sins...
Ok bot, here is where I think your thinking fails you......
You say we inherently know right and wrong.
If that is true, you suggest we discard what is "normal" thinking/actions for us and instead choose a deadly sin.
Sin is subjective, what one views as sin, another culture/society might not, I'll use ISIS as a extreme example.
I am afraid I am doing a pizz poor job of explaining this, but you have presented a dilemma, in your observation.
For is it not a belief, on your part, then, based on "sin", that seems to have its origin in a Judaeo- Christian context?
Can you be "sorta pregnant"?
In all honesty I will hazard a guess, as to why.
Because of our founding fathers, they used these very principals to draft societal laws, and declarations, based on religious instructions, as a foundation.
You, me, all who pledge an allegiance to the union inadvertently accept these precepts as fact, AND.........
Hopefully act accordingly, or shall we say, lawfully, before self.
Armed with such knowledge and wisdom, these founders saw the danger of repeating the same outcome of Europe, so safeguards were inscripted in the hopes of avoiding such, including verbiage and instructions regarding separation.
Dude..... you've been propagandized