[Seekers] Punishment

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WARD

>I was writing to Linda who used to believe the Bible was the word until

>recently, obviously. BTW, I believe in absolutes because of the Bible.

>Why do you?


AUSTIN
Why didn't you answer my questions? I repeat them below so that you'll have
another chance.





>> WARD

>> >Ok, without the Bible, prove to me that anyone's definition of "right"

>> >and "wrong" is absolute.

>>

>> AUSTIN

>> Absolute in what sense?

>>

>> WARD

>> >Linda, if I walk over and kill Chuck in cold blood, try to prove to me

>> >without the Bible that it's wrong. You can't, cause without the Bible

>> >you have no absolutes.

>>

>> AUSTIN

>> What makes you think that you have "absolutes" *with* your bible?


Austin Cline; German Department; Princeton University
--- The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher
      esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.

               - Nietzsche "The Dawn" (1881)

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