What we in the west call "morality" unfortunately comes from the religion of Christianty. What we call "right and wrong" is essentially measured against Mosaic law and Jesus pacifism (beatitudes) whether we realize it or not.
Why is this a problem? Well, we believe that "turning the other cheek" and "loving the enemy" is the highest standard. It matters not whether people follow this at all! This is viewed as the standard and thus defines a ceiling and floor of conduct.
Heres what I mean. If you believe "turning the other cheek" is the highest virtue, then even though you may not turn it competely, you wont endorse its opposite, even when it means the survival of your family!
In other words, we have a ceiling and floor to self-preserving behavior that is a thosand times more narrow than the Islamists who wish to wipe us off the map. We call it being "civilized". So did the europeans wiped out by the Barbarian Invasions.
2007-07-22
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