Wow, this one followed me around for a day or so. Thank you, as always, for taking the time to dig deep when the tendency of our world is to stay superficial. Maybe it's because I've been re-reading Jung (and Rohr's recent reflections on Jung's work) that this reminded me that within each of us is the desire to dominate and the desire to connect. We all have the "I hate" and the "I love" signs inside us. God put them there and God gives us infinite opportunities to choose one or the other, always loving us the same. And only God will call us to account for the ways we have not loved our neighbor as a child of God. Thanks Joey. I'm looking at yard signs differently today :)
Extremely good - that last paragraph or two brings clarity to this issue (and the many issues like it) for me. I don't think I've ever actually given much thought to the distinction between love and mere preference.
Thanks for saying this. I've been trying to work out what the best representation of a non-theistic ethic might look like, and I can't come up with much. Kant probably has the best option, but I'm not sure even he can avoid the problem of mere preference.
Wow, this one followed me around for a day or so. Thank you, as always, for taking the time to dig deep when the tendency of our world is to stay superficial. Maybe it's because I've been re-reading Jung (and Rohr's recent reflections on Jung's work) that this reminded me that within each of us is the desire to dominate and the desire to connect. We all have the "I hate" and the "I love" signs inside us. God put them there and God gives us infinite opportunities to choose one or the other, always loving us the same. And only God will call us to account for the ways we have not loved our neighbor as a child of God. Thanks Joey. I'm looking at yard signs differently today :)
Can't wait to catch up more in August :)
Extremely good - that last paragraph or two brings clarity to this issue (and the many issues like it) for me. I don't think I've ever actually given much thought to the distinction between love and mere preference.
Thanks for saying this. I've been trying to work out what the best representation of a non-theistic ethic might look like, and I can't come up with much. Kant probably has the best option, but I'm not sure even he can avoid the problem of mere preference.