> Brian wrote: > When I think of it in these more focused terms, it's not quite the monster > it first appears. >
But faith and morals themselves sometimes seem dangerous. For example the AIDS in Africa thing. On the one hand you can say that it's the Pope's job to say, "condoms are wrong, birth control is wrong." If people are so weak that they break this moral truism (if you agree) then they deserve what they get. On the other hand, even if you agree that birth control is wrong, the Pope has to know that people are sinners and that despite their best efforts the urge (which God created) will overcome their self-control. This is how AIDS has spread and killed hundreds of millions. By condemning birth control as immoral is he also condemning millions to death? Further, is birth control immoral? Think if all 1.1 billion had unprotected sex all the time even when married? What then? That seems immoral. So while an ultimate arbiter makes sense, some of the decrees don't seem too; which makes you wonder if anyone is the ultimate arbiter of morals. I don't believe so. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154814 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
