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| On 2006-05-02 12:41:03 -0700, "howdydave" <howdydave@msn.com> said:
> Howdy Puma!
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> You misinterpreted my post re: "What does this mean"
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> Interpretation involves figuring out the answer to that
> question for yourself.
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> Dogma involves MEMORIZING the answer.
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> e.g.; The Catechism that I had gave the basic
> articles of faith. We then memorized the
> "WHAT DOES THIS MEAN" answer given
> in the catechism.
>
> Dave
I am with you guys on this one. Nietzsche suggested that the ancient
Greeks and Romans practiced a form of morality he called master
morality. Right and wrong is determined by legislatures. Humans
discuss issues make arguments as to what is correct under the law.
Unfortunately, Christianity's rise ended the support of this form of
morality.
Dogma is above all what Nietzsche termed slave morality. This is the
sort of morality preached by the Church. Slaves are given lists of
rules that have to live by. The bible tells a person wrong from write.
The Church authorities are the arbitrators.
We are very fortunate to be living in a time after the enlightenment.
Thinkers of the 15th century understood that morality is under man's
jurisdiction. God will take care of enforcing god's laws.
Too bad there are still those who cling to dogma as a form of morality.
--
~Stu
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