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['Member']Joined: September 04, 2020 at 13:46Last active: September 23, 2020 at 01:061 discussions7 comments

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I like this perspective. It is not fair to brand someone as evil or an accomplice to evil just because of a lack of power to do anything. Like you sai...
September 05, 2020 at 14:54
Jesus could do this because he had divine authority. Does the ordinary man have such authority?
September 05, 2020 at 14:24
I liked this illustration that you presented. We know that B does not have understanding of good/evil, but what if B thinks and believes strongly that...
September 05, 2020 at 14:22
Thanks for your response. I'm not sure I follow. The destructive harm I was referring to was caused by following this quote as a creed and acting on i...
September 04, 2020 at 20:46
But can we truly use it as a creed to live by? Can we really trust our own moral compass? Many people think they are doing good at one point in their ...
September 04, 2020 at 19:59
Thank you for your thoughtful response. So if I do nothing in the face of good, it is still considered being an accomplice to good? And by doing the s...
September 04, 2020 at 19:52
Thank you for your thoughtful response. I noticed that you used the term "minor evil." This implies that there are various degrees/shades of evil. If ...
September 04, 2020 at 19:40