Hi John,

I think maybe you are right, insofar as you are talking about religion, and Jim is right, cuz he is talking about god. See? These two things are not interchangeable.

Like you say, John, it is hard to see that which we are, and have been immersed in. We are certainly immersed in eons upon eons of Judeo-Christian-think.

But...in a way, Jim is saying that Existentialists aren't any more sociopathic (not knowing right from wrong) than Christians, and to this I agree.

You guys aren't really talking about the same things!

I think keeping god out of a dialogue about right and wrong is a good place to start, since there can be no agreement as to whether or not god exists.

Why not talk about whether one needs religion or not to tell them the difference between right and wrong. Religions exist. Christianity exists. It is a valid entry into that dialogue.

Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 04/13/12 12:30 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice

-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)