It seems like there is some sort of scriptural account of how to treat people, but some people on here seem to have a adopted their own philosophies of hate and contradiction.
2007-04-10 08:20:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I TRY, like all get out, to govern my actions with patience and compassion, in light of tons of hate speech... I'm not always successful considering the amount of hate in the name of religion spewed around, but hey...
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2007-04-10 08:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I base my actions on a looser version of the Noble Eightfold Path.
Wisdom (Sanskrit: prajñā, Pāli: paññā)
1. Right view
2. Right intention
Ethical conduct (Sanskrit: śīla, Pāli: sīla)
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
Mental discipline (Sanskrit and Pāli: samādhi)
6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right concentration
I also follow a version of Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics
Ultimately, I seek only one virtue...intellectual honesty.
2007-04-10 08:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the bible says to love your brother. Being saved does not mean a person will never sin again. We are all guilty of becoming angry and self righteous. All people are capable of letting their own self righteousness drag them to the pits of hell. Yes, all Christians sin, however, we do have a moral compass that we should try and follow if we are truly Christians. Once we realized that we have sinned, if we truly believe, we will face the guilt brought to us by the holy spirit. God then expects us to repent for that sin. If we truly repent within our hearts and minds then God forgives us through the blood of Jesus Christ.
2007-04-10 08:29:11 · answer #3 · answered by flatpicker23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never thought of using a book to tell me how to treat people. It seems like common sense would tell us to treat people how we want to be treated. Of course there are some people that no matter how nice you are to will be jerks. Those you ignore.
2007-04-10 08:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by Janet L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are what we are raised to be morally. Still people are solely responsible for their actions. Time works out the kinks of right and wrong. Hate is ugly, period! Pity the ugly.
2007-04-10 08:26:45 · answer #5 · answered by Katwil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Versus following the religious ideas of hate and contradiction?
2007-04-10 08:23:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I govern my actions with a lil' social contract mixed with some ultilitarianism, a dab of catagorical imperative, and a pinch, just a pinch, mind you, of Randian objectivism.
2007-04-10 08:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by Existentialist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In whatever way seems fair to me. Scriptural prescriptions don't work, as there is no one-size-fits-all solution to any problem.
2007-04-10 08:29:05 · answer #8 · answered by Y!Antichristos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hammurapi's code pre-dates the 10 commandments, missy.
2007-04-10 08:25:23 · answer #9 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do not cause others to suffer, and help when you are able to. That is the only good I know of that can be universally applied.
2007-04-10 08:25:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋