I beg to differ.
2007-03-16 15:00:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
All I did was ask an honest question. Guess Christians don't have a monopoly on hate
2007-03-16 15:23:25 · update #1
Beg all you like, but I see lots of non-Christians doing wonderful things. Total depravity would mean that on-one is capable of good. Calvanists argue that man is totally depraved -- the "T" in TULIP. I don't see that. I see great benevolence in many people, including Atheists, Pagans, and though I hate to admit it, even Christians and Republicans.
Total depravity would result in a society devoid of goodness. I daresay that the goodness in this world isn't the result of Christians alone; far from it. Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church is a quite vocal element of radical fundamental Christianity, who is spreading more hatred than most of the non-Christians in the world.
Still, some people might argue that what non-Christians view as virtue is actually depravity, but I'd rather have that sort of love and depravity rather than the intolerance and hatred spewed by many Christians.
2007-03-16 15:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure Christians are to believe that men are totally depraved. That answered, I am not Unitarians believe in anything. They seem to wing it.
2007-03-16 15:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by Marg 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not depraved. Neither is any person I know.
Are you, or are you just making your judgment based on your observations of others?
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2007-03-16 15:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it is easier for one to lie to themselves than to admit they are depraved, and in need of help from above.
2007-03-16 15:04:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Youre born with nothing but your body and an umbilical cord.
Depravity is a relative concept.
2007-03-16 15:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by Antares 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋