Jay Johengen
Altamahaw-Ossipee, North Carolina, United States
>>>I've jumped on this idea and created the churchofexistentialism.org, a religion wherein the individual has to define their own ethics and morals and purpose and meaning for life, and the only intended utility of the church and religion itself is to provide a social setting where existentialists can interact with each other.
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>>How are you on the whole G vs E thing?
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>I'm doing fine.
Ok, I'm talking about Good vs Evil here. Do you believe in the concept? Does the group consensus outweigh the individual? Is there such a thing as Good and Evil, or is it each individual's right to believe in whatever they choose? And, then act upon it?
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>>What if defining your ethics and morals involved killing babies?
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>I'm not sure what sort of answer you're expecting here.
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>How would you answer it?
Just an extreme example of what I would consider the Evil side of things. Is the belief that this act is not evil acceptable? Or is it only the act itself that is not acceptable? Belief and Action; many people confuse the two. I just wanted to hear your views on it.
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>>Do you judge others on their beliefs?
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>Sure.
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>>I don't think so from other posts you've written, so does it come down to whether a belief is acted on?
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>I'm not sure what you're asking here.
Meaning, I think you believe much in the individual's right to their beliefs. Regardless of what they are. But, does that extend to the actions related to the belief?
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>>What keeps existentialism from just creating Moonie camps or Koresh playgrounds?
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>Hopefully its focus on the individual.
That's what I was thinking too.
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