I'm going to take one more stab at this . . . *sigh*
The standard rationale seems to be based on a bible verse claiming that "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." I'd like to take issue with that---
1. There are many gods. Even the god of the bible admits this . . . and I follow *other* gods. Applying biblical ideas of sin to ME is like Hindus blaming YOU for not burning enough incense to Krishna or something, isn't it? Or condemning artists for not being engineers?
2. Doesn't "fallen short of the glory of god" seem like an unrealistic standard, given that the god in question defines himself as "perfect?" This seems like a classic Catch-22 to me: he creates an inferior species and then blames them for his shoddy handiwork? Would you think a boss was fair who assigned you tasks for which you did not have the tools?
3. EVERY human, honest trait somehow gets redefined under this system as "sin" . . . why, I have to ask, should I feel guilty about pleasure?
2007-08-08
18:17:02
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