tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29566846.post4818282322612435429..comments2023-11-05T01:45:58.784-07:00Comments on The Hesperado: Positively negativeHesperadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394374828751466705noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29566846.post-61205423837298412312014-02-09T01:00:00.930-08:002014-02-09T01:00:00.930-08:00So, is the glass half-empty as a pessimist CJ woul...So, is the glass half-empty as a pessimist CJ would argue - or half-full as an optimist CJ would argue?<br /><br />You see, Hesperado, you are really rebelling against the concept of original sin....<br /><br />While humans have the ability to live righteously, few exercise that ability - yet all want easy credit for being righteous. So, it is easier to condemn that which the state condemns while merrily sinning in one's private life....<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin<br /><br />I rather like that you believe that people are intrinsically good. It is a charming idea.<br /><br />I believe that people and groups of people (like Muslims and Jews) are intrinsically sinning (where being sinning is different than being intrinsically bad).<br /><br />Again, I point to the realization that, if I can open my eyes to the destructive acts of Muslims then I can also open my eyes to the destructive acts of Jews (who self-identify as either racial or religious Jews).<br /><br />A knee-jerk defense of Jews is NO different than a knee-jerk defense of Muslims - and there does seem to be evidence that too many Jews support destructive acts against white Christian Westerners.<br /><br />EggheadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com