rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (10/26/85)
> We humans want to see every thing that harms us as evil. But the growth > of the earth is not evil. Im quite sure God is very happy with the way > his creation is growing. The possibilities for the directions of growth > are endless. How can letting that growth happen not be love. [DAVE HATCHER] By the same token, how can doing the types of harm that Paul Zimmerman keeps referring to NOT be hate/evil? I wonder if Dave (and others like him) realize what they are doing. The first sentence above is quite true. "We humans want to see every thing that harms us as evil". We seek to put that label on all things that harm us, and we often impute purpose/intent/deliberateness where there is none. Dave is quite right. But isn't Dave doing the same thing? Couldn't his whole set of statements be turned around to say "We humans want to see things that benefit us as good." Imputing purposefulness, intent, deliberate willful action, to the force of "good", THE SAME WAY WE MIGHT DO FOR EVIL! Think about that next time you thank god for "good" or blame Satan for evil. Please? -- "Mrs. Peel, we're needed..." Rich Rosen ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr