tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26421185.post4912094150789920301..comments2023-08-02T04:22:45.444-04:00Comments on Secular Planet: Truly Good without GodSecular Planethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14220454771007665488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26421185.post-87598667890798659122011-04-19T02:35:59.291-04:002011-04-19T02:35:59.291-04:00Leah,
Sometimes good is not good enough.We must lo...Leah,<br />Sometimes good is not good enough.We must look good in the eyes of god.That is the ultimate measure of "good"solomonhttp://leemans@yescity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26421185.post-7994044601942091192009-11-08T10:52:06.310-05:002009-11-08T10:52:06.310-05:00I've thought of that too. My behavior hasn'...I've thought of that too. My behavior hasn't changed drastically from when I was religious. I don't beat my children or steal and I do what I can to help out others, but in some people's eyes, I'll never be good enough because I don't have Jesus in my heart and I don't go to church or pray. And I support gay rights and oppose torture and don't think abortion is always wrong. That's what happens when you start thinking for yourself.Leahhttp://whoreofalltheearth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26421185.post-86472261586087093072009-10-29T17:59:28.028-04:002009-10-29T17:59:28.028-04:00I think you hit it on the head. The issue is the d...I think you hit it on the head. The issue is the definition of 'good'. Doing no harm and helping others whenever possible (even if personally inconvenient) is at least part of my definition and probably most fundamentalists as well.<br /><br />But if the definition includes, as mikespeir said, trusting in a deity of some sort then I'm not. <br /><br />By the same token things like denying a class of individuals such as gays rights is 'bad' by my values.<br /><br />I'm not at all sure it's possible to bridge that chasm...BowserTheCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379526043030198091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26421185.post-79643424905347693642009-10-29T17:38:14.562-04:002009-10-29T17:38:14.562-04:00I still don't drink, smoke, or dance. But I&#...I still don't drink, smoke, or dance. But I'm still not good in their sight. The reason is that to them goodness isn't evinced by how one acts; it's determined by whether one has trusted Christ. (They'll says it's a result of trusting in Christ.) We don't do that, so it doesn't matter how we act, we're evil.mikespeirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397674737999065117noreply@blogger.com