On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:09:56 -0800 (PST), JS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mark: > I am saying that "goodness" (or "badness") is simply a name to signify what > a particular Prophet, group, or ordinary individual regards as being good > (or bad).
Do you think this is just your independent opinion or is it ultimately rooted in the Bahai faith somehow? I suspect that it probably is common among Bahais who have thought about ethics and morality a certain way but I would be interested in your take on it. I wonder what you would think about the example of slavery? There were certainly Christian abolitionists who well before the Babi/Bahai faith spoke against slavery realized on their own that there was something morally questionable about that "peculiar institution". So were they actually wrong? Was slavery actually ok until the very moment that it was banned? Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
