30 Jan 09
Originally posted by Bosse de Nagethis sentence was not sincere in my opinion. he is not being objective, he is scared of the consequences of an action that he suspects would kinda piss God off. so he is trying to make excuses. therefore my guess is that he is not.
"Am I my brother's keeper?"
Discuss 😉
nice topic btw. this one will probably be over soon though(unless people can think of other arguments).
30 Jan 09
Originally posted by Bosse de NageIn an ideal way I think you should try to be your brothers keeper. It's hard to pull off in reality. To many creeps that I don't want to keep. I'm sure those creeps feel the same way about me. It's a dog eat dog world it seems. To bad.
"Am I my brother's keeper?"
Discuss 😉
30 Jan 09
Originally posted by buckkyI always thought "do unto others as you'd be done to" gave the sado-masochists a little too much leeway.
In an ideal way I think you should try to be your brothers keeper. It's hard to pull off in reality. To many creeps that I don't want to keep. I'm sure those creeps feel the same way about me. It's a dog eat dog world it seems. To bad.
30 Jan 09
Originally posted by ZahlanziI was just drawing a parallel between Objectivism and Cain's objection. You're quite right, he does sound like he's up in front of a judge.
this sentence was not sincere in my opinion. he is not being objective, he is scared of the consequences of an action that he suspects would kinda piss God off. so he is trying to make excuses. therefore my guess is that he is not.
nice topic btw. this one will probably be over soon though(unless people can think of other arguments).
30 Jan 09
Originally posted by Bosse de Nagelol.
Enough with the in-jokes! Explai-i-i-in!!!!
I've recently muddled through Jaynes' "Bicameral Mind" opus. He suggests Iliad demonstrates the evolving analog "I" space...i.e. objectivity...several centuries ahead of the OT. vistesd could probably say more.
30 Jan 09
Originally posted by Bosse de NageMy vote is no.
"Am I my brother's keeper?"
Discuss 😉
Since Rand (and I assume this is who you are referencing) held that the mind doesn't create reality--- and in this situation without question Cain's mind created the eventual reality of his brother's death--- but rather discovers realty, he couldn't be both creator and discoverer.
He didn't discover his brother's death: he caused it. His question--- intended to obscure--- did nothing but reveal the truth. In essence, he asked God, "How should/could I know?" not "How should/could I find out?"
