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Originally Posted by tw
AG, this is not a court of law where the only purpose is to beat the other guy.
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I know. Which is exactly why I'm not going to go into an overly-long spiel detailing every point of my belief system with careful attention paid to every word lest it be misunderstood. I posted a simple, somewhat flippant, point- and I think most understood it. "I rest my case" refers to the assertion that you are not understanding that point, as evidenced by the "animals are evil" interpretation you gave. Sure, if you
want to take it to ridiculous levels you might interpret my post as saying that lions, tigers and bears will comprise the Fourth Reich and that ko-ko was the anti-christ; but you would be blazing
that mental trail all by yourself- I'm still back at camp wondering where the hell you're going.
Not to be callous, tw, but it's not worth my effort to
insure that you understand what I mean. The complexities of human nature dictate that any in-depth discussion of a true definition of "evil" is going to be long and tedious, and that's far beyond the scope of my post. My point was simply that evil exists. Undertoad nailed it pretty well. He's actually kind of eerie sometimes- he knows too much...
I find it both annoying and dangerous that many people still insist that the ten commandments need to be the basis for our laws (I don't see many people on this forum leaning that direction, but it's still a popular idea). I think we've evolved as a civilization to the point where we should be able to agree on a common set of
non-religious morals and principles (note that this undercuts "evil dude" #1's power). I had no clue about Kohlberg's stages, I'll have to look that up, but it rings true.
I like to think of myself as having put some effort into understanding the world around me, but I'm still a simple guy. If someone steals my bike, I'm finding him and kicking his ass. :p