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Chessmann Inner circle 4247 Posts |
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No, sorry. Ooops, didn't write what it *was*. It would be more accurately called "Theocentrism". And I would have been more accurate had I called it the Judeo/Christian worldview, as opposed to the Christian worldview.
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Clifford the Red Inner circle LA, California 1941 Posts |
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On 2005-11-20 11:35, Chessmann wrote: No, sorry. That would imply that it was a religious dogma to claim such a monopoly on standards, it is certainly not Bibilical. Ergo the ego.
"The universe is full of magical things, waiting for our wits to grow sharper." Eden Philpotts
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Clifford the Red Inner circle LA, California 1941 Posts |
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On 2005-11-19 17:35, Leland Stone wrote: I will get back to your exercise in Pharasitical reasoning when I have time and patience for it.
"The universe is full of magical things, waiting for our wits to grow sharper." Eden Philpotts
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Chessmann Inner circle 4247 Posts |
[quote]On 2005-11-20 21:40, Chessmann wrote:
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Ooops, didn't write what it *was*. It would be more accurately called "Theocentrism". Quote:
No, sorry. That would imply that it was a religious dogma to claim such a monopoly on standards, it is certainly not Bibilical. Ergo the ego. No, Clifford, you are incorrect. It certainly *is* Biblical. In addition, if the Christian God exists, then it is (and always been) God's standards that are "central" to His own creation, regardless of time or culture. Therefore, His standards, along with the Judeo-Christian worldview, are "Theocentric", and non-Christian cultures that claim moral or ethical standards similar to the Judeo-Christian worldview are "borrowing" the standards of their Creator.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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RevJohn Inner circle Oregon City Oregon, Oregon 2473 Posts |
Dang... didn't read this thread for a couple of days.
WOW. RevJohn |
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Chessmann Inner circle 4247 Posts |
Yes....
I tried a couple of times to get back to your original question, but the temptations were too great, it seems!
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Clifford the Red Inner circle LA, California 1941 Posts |
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On 2005-11-20 21:43, Chessmann wrote: I love it when people speak for God. But then we are back to Egocentric, aren't we. As far as the Biblical, Christ himself offered a non-Jew, non-Christian example of model behavior in his parable of the Samaritan. As far as your assertion that any other cultures have "stolen" (let's be honest this is what you are saying) ethics from Christianity as they are incapable of creating an ethical idea for themselves, you must not be fully informed of historical fact such as Ur-Nammu of Sumeria who is credited with promulgating the oldest known code of conduct "principles of equity and truth" around 2169 B.C.. According to the ancient text Ur-Nammu established "equity in the land and banished malediction, violence, and strife." There was also Hammurabi in 1848 B.C. who is credited with creating a famous code of behavior and law. In India there are the Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads. In China, there was the Yi-Jing, Shi-Jing, Yi Li, Shu Jing, and the Chun Qiu. In fact, for 3000 years until the 18th century, the written word was so prolific that there were more books in China than anywhere else in the world. After these classics came the Li Ji, Lun Yu, Xun-zi, Mencius. Xiao Jing, Dao De Jing and many others all well before Christ. Greece also had it's own brand of ethical thought . Egypt are 2345 B.C. already had a functioning ethical code attributed to the religion of Osirus. This beautiful inscription from a tomb at the time demonstrates the pre-existence of many tenets you claim a monopoly to: I have come from my town; I have descended from my nome; I have done justice for its lord; I have satisfied him with what he loves. I spoke truly; I did right; I spoke fairly; I repeated fairly; I seized the right moment, so as to stand well with people. I judged between two so as to content them; I rescued the weak from one stronger than he as much as was in my power. I gave bread to the hungry, clothes ...; I brought the boatless to land. I buried him who had no son; I made a boat for him who lacked one. I respected my father; I pleased my mother; I raised their children. So says he whose nickname is Sheshi.
"The universe is full of magical things, waiting for our wits to grow sharper." Eden Philpotts
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RevJohn Inner circle Oregon City Oregon, Oregon 2473 Posts |
Clifford, I agree. All one has to do is read through many different Holy writings of all kinds of faith, religion, Culture and see so many similar "Golden Rules."
Alright... Great conversations. There is so much I agree with and disagree with (and much different than the stereotypes of a Christian would lead one to believe). However, how does one Lock a thread? RevJohn |
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Chessmann Inner circle 4247 Posts |
Clifford, you have missed the point entirely, and are arguing points not in question. Not one time have I said that other cultures didn't have their own ethics and standards. This is something I stated earlier, remember?
It is also simply silly to say that "borrowed" always means "stolen" in what we are discussing, as people do come up with ethical standards who have never heard of Christ - you are simply trying to poison the well. But I am more than happy to let others read the discussion and form their own opinions - hopefully after doing some research.
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Chessmann Inner circle 4247 Posts |
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I love it when people speak for God. But then we are back to Egocentric, aren't we. As far as the Biblical, Christ himself offered a non-Jew, non-Christian example of model behavior in his parable of the Samaritan. Clifford, you do not understand. The Samaritan *is* an example of Christian behavior as it was taught by Christ! Secondly, why do you think Christ was teaching this to the religious leaders? Because it was God's standard for them! They had perverted his standards in many ways. We are talking about God's standards - not what people have made of them.
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