Gilberto,
At 01:13 AM 1/28/2005, you wrote:
or even trial and error, sure.
Well, thought experiments are not exactly based on trial and error.
I wrote:
I am not sure what you mean by certain kinds of actions. However, off the
top of my head, I can think of many situations in which that would
Today dear John you wrote:
***
May whispers of 'the Most Great Name', which only originate from on High,
shatter the walls that I myself build around me, walls that deafen me to the
Voice of His Pen...John Smith***
This your servant wished to give you John the good news that in the most
ancient
The Volumes of Behar ul Anwaar [Oceans of Lights] in Arabic dedicated to
the Prophecies of the Day of Judgement and the Advent of the 12th Imam [The
Mahdi] in accord with Shi'ah [Shi'ih] belief are Volumes 51 and 52.
http://www.montazar.net/ara/books/behar/behar51/index.html
Gilberto (not dear Gilberto):
If by moral relativism you mean the kind of mentality and attitude that
anything goes and everything is OK, then Baha'is are definitely not
moral relativists. As I said, just read Shoghi Effendi's Advent of
Divine Justice for example. The relativism that we Baha'is
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:41:05 -0600, Mark A. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gilberto,
I wrote:
What kind of reasoning process?
You replied:
One example would be through some kind of deliberative process where we
think about the consequences of having certain rules and what kind of
See below..
Quoting Gilberto Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:31:43 -0500, Iskandar Hai
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gilberto (not dear Gilberto):
If by moral relativism you mean the kind of mentality and attitude
that
anything goes and everything is OK, then Baha'is are
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:14:42 -0500, Iskandar Hai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
See below..
Quoting Gilberto Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:31:43 -0500, Iskandar Hai
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gilberto (not dear Gilberto):
If by moral relativism you mean the kind of
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:43:16 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/28/05 8:06:41 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Gilberto (not dear Gilberto):
If by moral relativism you mean the kind of mentality and attitude that
anything goes and
In a message dated 1/28/2005 12:10:52 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Gilberto:It's not a hang-up. I'm perfectly happy to let the matter drop. I justwouldn't want to casually suggest that prophets might lie or commitidolatry.
I do not think a Prophet ever lied. I believe
Susan,
At 10:43 AM 1/28/2005, you wrote:
That's because the definition above is not our understanding of moral
relativism. We understand that morality 'relates' to concrete circumstances,
it isn't just an absolute ideal up in the sky somewhere.
Yes.
Regards, Mark A. Foster
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:17:36 -0600, Mark A. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Susan,
At 10:43 AM 1/28/2005, you wrote:
That's because the definition above is not our understanding of moral
relativism. We understand that morality 'relates' to concrete
circumstances, it isn't just an absolute
G:Alot of emphasis is put on the fact that the Quran was revealed in stages
Know of a certainty that in every Dispensation the light of Divine Revelation hath been vouchsafed unto men in direct proportion to their spiritual capacity... if the Sun of Truth were suddenly to reveal, at the earliest
Brent wrote: For example on page 6 of the Constitution, quoted from WOB
153, the Guardian states that the House is divinely guided whether it is
making legislative, administrative, or judicial decisions.
Susan Wrote: What passage from the World Order of Baha'u'llah are you
referring to
Hi Susan, you wrote:
That particular passage does not strike me as saying anything different than
what is true of all of our elected institutions...
It seems to me that that entire passage from the Guardian quoted by the House
in its Constitution is an elucidation of the verse God will verily
It seems to me that that entire passage from the Guardian quoted by the House
in its Constitution is an elucidation of the verse God will verily inspire
them with whatsoever He willeth which comes from Baha'u'llah's Leaves of
Paradise:
It is incumbent upon the Trustees of the House of Justice
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