The Hagia Sophia

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I guess I should have used more words.

It is noble to believe that lying is immoral; but when we are talking about it in a greater context, it is impossible to consider a world in which no lies are ever done.

Or, to consider a world in which no animals are killed, or no humans killed, etc.

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In previous ages, prisoners of wars being converted into slavery in some circumstances makes a lot of sense. It's better than executing them, and releasing them was not practical because you would have to fight them again.

In previous ages, it also makes sense that some people could sell themselves into slavery and others take them in as slaves when this was the only means left for them due to famine and the likes.

@philokalia said
You know there's a special relationship between orthodoxy and the Hagia Sophia, yes?

We don't.
I'd really like to hear it.

Also - how do you account for your special interest in
Hagia Sophia and you don't know what "Hagia Sophia" means?

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It is unrealistic in the sense that it puts forward absurd norms for all time that are actually going to produce more evil than good, but you believe that it would produce more good than evil because you do not have a realistic understanding of historical circumstances and norms.

@wolfgang59 said
We don't.
I'd really like to hear it.

Also - how do you account for your special interest in
Hagia Sophia and you don't know what "Hagia Sophia" means?

Write a post presenting your views, or don't. I do not really care.

But posing as an interrogator and possessor of some secret knowledge that I have to wheedle out is really lame, and there are enough posters that use this as their MO.

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To correct a misunderstandings:

My post dealt with it by naming some circumstances in which it is the best choice among available options.

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There are millions of people all over the world starving and living in abject poverty, unable to feed their children. Many of these people would happily sell their lives [become a slave] to someone who can afford to feed, house and clothe them and their children, and work in return. Slavery is not immoral if it is done humanely as the bible recommends.

@philokalia said
Write a post presenting your views, or don't. I do not really care.

But posing as an interrogator and possessor of some secret knowledge that I have to wheedle out is really lame, and there are enough posters that use this as their MO.

You asked this question:
You know there's a special relationship between orthodoxy and the Hagia Sophia, yes?

And I replied and asked a question of my own.

And you call that interrogation?

What is the special relationship between orthodoxy and the Hagia Sophia that you speak of?

And I was curious how you knew about it.

@philokalia said
So, why not put a question directly to me, in a clear context, so I can make a comment on it, and then I can elaborate to provide clarification.

More evasion. You're sounding a bit furtive.