Hi Beverley,
In your two quotes below, do you perceive 'hate' in some others, or not? > I know some lovely people who are committed Christians and I know they don't feel hatred for other people in the way I mentioned before. >As for other religions, I know less about them than Christianity and there's so much disrespect, hatred and mistrust around at the moment about other world religions that I don't want to add to it (especially considering my level of ignorance about them). I am thankful I live in a country where I am free to have my own opinions. --ED --- In [email protected], Beverley Huish <beverley.huish@...> wrote: > Hi Ed, When you say 'seeing hate in others', do you mean projecting your inner sh*t (for want of a better word) onto other people so that you feel you hate them; or recognising / believing you recognise that other people are feeling hate towards certain people / groups of people? :-) Beverley. Hi Beverley, I think that seeing hate in others is a traditional Judeo-Christian obsession. G-d himself in the Old Testament has set an example and mentions hate sixty times. He was awfully scared of humans that he thought hated him. Attitudes in relationships are usually driven by action/reaction, tit-for-tat, you scratch my back, I scratch yours. Generally speaking, humans hate when others are perceived to have done grievous harm to themselves, to their families and to groups they identify with. In this sense, "hate" or aversion in varying degrees is a normal and natural human reactive behavior. Buddhists may want to eradicate aversion. Good luck to them! --ED > Hi Mayka, > > What you say is true about changing anything through idealism merely being like changing a dog's collar. I've never been part of the Christian tradition (except insofar as all Western European culture is heavily influenced by it). > I know some lovely people who are committed Christians and I know they don't feel hatred for other people in the way I mentioned before. >As for other religions, I know less about them than Christianity and there's so much disrespect, hatred and mistrust around at the moment about other world religions that I don't want to add to it (especially considering my level of ignorance about them). I am thankful I live in a country where I am free to have my own opinions. > > :-) > > Beverley
