Being right doesn’t make you nice but being nice always makes you right. Now, I think I’ll go into a bit of detail explaining the ramifications of that statement. The Golden rule says that we should treat others as we would wish to be treated. So, a question comes up: What really constitutes being nice? If a person professes to be religious, are they nice too? Nice means treating others with understanding and respect for their lives and actions as long as these harm no one else or even uplift or empower others. So called Conservative Christians or Christian Fundamentalists are very quick to point the finger at others whose lives they feel are being lived in ways which go against the beliefs which they, themselves adhere to. They say that their religion calls upon them to condemn those with whose way of life they disagree and to even go so far as to make them stop their activities by force if necessary. They feel strongly that their religion justifies their actions even though The Golden Rule is the main premise upon which Christianity is based and it is in direct opposition to the actions described above Religion is the substance, the ground, and the depth of mans spiritual life. Friedrich Schleiermacher in the late 18th century defined religion as a feeling of absolute dependence. His contemporary Hegel disagreed thoroughly, defining religion as the Divine Spirit becoming conscious of itself through the finite spirit. When religion is seen in terms of sacred, divine, intensive valuing, or ultimate concern, then it is possible to understand why scientific findings and philosophical criticisms do not necessarily disturb its adherents. We can present all of the scientifically or philosophically based to persons like this but they are a product of extreme tunnel vision and will consider nothing that in any way contradicts their paradigm. Faith is confidence or trust in a person, thing, deity, or in the doctrines or teachings of a religion or view (e.g. having strong political faith). The word faith is often used as a synonym for hope, trust or belief. In religion, faith often involves accepting claims about the character of a deity, nature, or the universe. While some have argued that faith is opposed to reason, proponents of faith argue that the proper domain of faith concerns questions which cannot be settled by evidence. By its very definition, faith, true faith, should cause all persons to be optimistic about everything in their lives and in the world around them. They are willing to allow the Universe to manifest as it wills. This doesn’t mean that they should not try to change what they can for the better but they can let go and accept those things which they cannot or should not change and not become stressed out over them. If they see something which they can make better, they should willingly accept the challenges offered but not in any way that will cause harm to anyone. In civilization, our prime directive will always be, “First do no harm” If we have faith that is. Those who feel that they are right to the extent that they would deny rights to others who are doing them no harm are doing uncountable harm to civilization. They should make a rapid effort to reexamine their priorities and realize that just because THEY think that they’re right doesn’t mean that they are. As long as others are harmed or embarrassed by their activities, they are wrong. No matter what their motivation, if they violate the golden rule, they are not being nice and that’s just not right which is why I say, being right doesn’t make you nice, but being nice always makes you right.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:48:12 +0000
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