Posted by sigismund on October 6, 2013, at 22:17:29
In reply to Re: sacrifice, posted by Dr. Bob on October 5, 2013, at 15:51:46
Redemption seems to be associated with cycles of violence, as in 'redemptive anti-semitism'. I don't understand it nor sacrifice (in the formal Biblical sense) to achieve it, however that may work. Same with salvation. Though in "The Crossing" I very much enjoyed the religious dialogues which are of that tradition.
If we need deliverance, it can only be from each other. Like my psych said about people 'They ruin everything'....a laugh at that is as close to it as I will get.
There have been cycles of violence on Babble too. Does it not boil down to who we are and how we feel about each other? (Why anyone would want eternal life is beyond me.)
Is Websters an American dictionary? The idea of civility previously prevailing here seems very American in nature. Whatever else it is, Australia is not a particularly civil place, kinder perhaps and less civil. Every so often an American comes here and is shocked by some issue regarding racism....it seems a bit similar......perhaps our hypocrisies are fewer or different?
So in the Andes I expect they couldn't care less what you think and they leave you alone, but if push comes to shove they kill you. Better than here (Australia) with interminable arguments about nothing that will ever make any difference.
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