Thai parents tend to have a bit of a problem with people of darker persuasions but the kids don't know nor mind. Just parents making excuses for their own short-comings.
Define "better."
Yeah I read this a while ago when I was in TL and experienced it as well, Buddhist culture = Best cultureThat ain't fucking normal
It was in reference to your comment:Define "better."
We'll agree to disagree on the first bit and are in complete accord on the last bit.
I see what you're saying and do admit there are plenty of myopic and childishly simple viewpoints that get passed around as fact when it comes to religion. If left unquestioned then that's the point that shit becomes a cancer. Hopefully your counter-active measures increase quality together-time for you (plural).
I kinda fucked up my last response where I meant to add that where I and I believe Leigh/Jons are coming from is that a scientific upbringing is better than a religious one, unfortunately with Christianity (Minus Catholicism) and I believe Judaism science and their beliefs are mutually exclusive
Oh, okay, I see what you're saying and it makes a lot of sense. Sorry for not cluing in earlier
I was raised roman catholic
is scientific rigour speculation?Oh, okay, I see what you're saying and it makes a lot of sense. Sorry for not cluing in earlier
I don't belong to any faith, however I know plenty of decent human beings that do. My basic attitude is that it's all speculation so I happily avoid debates with them unless blatantly provoked or mocked (rare).
Don't we really live our day to day life in fear? If we didn't have a fear of going to jail why not drink and drive. Doing good because you fear god is kinda lame but we live in a constant state of fear and don't even realize it. It may not be clown in the sewer fear but its still fear. Laws are put in place to dictate morality, you don't need to look at a bible for that.
Uhhh, I donno aboot you man, but I definitely do not live my life in fear. I don't do good things because I'm fearful, just like I don't not do bad things because I'm fearful.
That's not what I'm saying, you don't live in fear as in scared to drive to work, but on the same hand why don't you drive 100 mph to work? Its because is dangerous and you don't want to deal with that ticket. There is a lot of things in life we don't do because of repercussions, not because we think its even wrong. How many people do you know that won't smoke pot just because its illegal?
I think that's more a personal choice, that's very different imo from being a good person for fear of god...... Also I hit 90 on the way to work this morning.
People are just so accustomed to the everyday fear of the law that they don't even realize it.
I disagree. I do what I want as long as I'm not hurting anyone, it's worked out well so far for me.
That may be true but then we have to start with categorizing fear. I mean I fear killing someone or myself so I don't drive after drinking but I also fear sharks so I turn the light on when I use the toilette at night and I fear rejection so I never told that one woman how I really felt (that one was probably for the better as I have horrible judgment with women). For me those are all different kinds of fears and only one of them is rational.
If we get right down to it, everything is speculation. That being said, I don't know if that was the spirit of your question. I would say it isn't until new laws and principles are overturned and or discovered. But I'm not exactly a scientician :/
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Because it's reckless and dangerous and I might kill myself and/or others.
Agreed. It amazes me people can't see the difference.
As much as I agree with your sentiment, I know a lot more people who don't do thing because they're afraid of getting in trouble or do things because they won't get into much trouble than people who do things because it's right. Of course I suppose if human beings could be trusted to do the right thing we wouldn't need laws.
That actually falls right in line with what I'm saying. Some people are pieces of shit to their core. If you removed laws and religion, would those same people still be good? Doesn't sound like it from what you've said.
I don't always answer a question, with a question, but you've seen humans at their absolute worst. Do you believe removing societal constraints would make the world a better, or worse place?
Hmmmmmm, that's a really interesting question. Let me ponder it a bit and give you a decent answer. Or if
@Leigh wants to come in and give his opinion I'll just defer to him.
