tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post8198435843641375833..comments2024-03-26T16:24:34.218+00:00Comments on Meeting The Masters: There is No Rational Basis for EqualityWilliam Wildbloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-2976967454086297312019-05-13T17:11:05.130+00:002019-05-13T17:11:05.130+00:00I believe framing the discourse in terms of rights...I believe framing the discourse in terms of rights is the wrong way to go about things particularly when corresponding spiritual duties are not emphasised. It's prioritising the political over the spiritual. After all that's not how Jesus put things.<br /><br />Atheism is a belief. The other things you mention are acts. The one is personal. The others impact on society. William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-90095421902290193922019-05-13T16:26:09.068+00:002019-05-13T16:26:09.068+00:00Hey William,
You don't believe that the theol...Hey William,<br /><br />You don't believe that the theological doctrine of imago dei is translatable into the political sphere? - for example, that we are endowed with inalienable rights by our Creator?<br /><br /><br />"Making atheism illegal would contravene free will....."<br /><br />In traditional Christian societies, things like abortion, divorce, and pornography are/were illegal. Those laws contravene "free will" , but I don't see those as being objectionable to the genuine traditionalist. <br /><br />Unless, of course, one believes that the virtuous act is diminished of its virtue if it is compelled in any way?<br /><br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865413665629644313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-49924246073828161002019-05-13T15:15:08.411+00:002019-05-13T15:15:08.411+00:00My post is just about equality and how it is a mad...My post is just about equality and how it is a made up thing presumably deriving from the religious fact that we are all one in Christ (which doesn't mean we are all equal, by the way). I would say the same about such ideas as human rights which are also made up, not based in the natural or the spiritual. Justice and mercy are real things but equality and human rights are invented things. I'm all for the former, don't like the latter which create a false impression of what human beings are and what they should be. The one is rooted in the real, the other is a materialistic distortion of the real<br /><br />Making atheism illegal would contravene free will and even God doesn't do that.<br /><br />To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what a classical liberal is so I may well be one, as you say!William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-81527012234183563722019-05-13T12:44:54.660+00:002019-05-13T12:44:54.660+00:00Hi William ,
It seems to me that equality in the ...Hi William ,<br /><br />It seems to me that equality in the political sense is pretty straightforward and concrete. Whereas the equality you speak of strikes me as rather theoretical . Unless I’m just being dense and not recognizing that your post is basically about the rejection of political correctness - which is about as theoretical as anything can get .<br /><br />If the rejection of the Creator is as detrimental as you claim ( I agree , btw) why would making atheism illegal be objectionable ? After all, there are numerous behaviors and beliefs that are not permissible in the public square .<br /><br />Perhaps you are more of a classical liberal than you realize ?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865413665629644313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-12475023200124428212019-05-13T09:16:41.701+00:002019-05-13T09:16:41.701+00:00Ideas of political equality belong to the domain o...Ideas of political equality belong to the domain of theory. They are fine and sometimes even necessary as far as they go. But the reality is that equality is not something that actually exists in the world and to pretend it does is to distort the world to fit an ideology. That's what this post is about.<br /><br />Atheism is a gross error but to make it illegal would be wrong too. The thing is to make a world in which it is revealed for the absurdity it is.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-72461689187993190602019-05-13T02:15:11.637+00:002019-05-13T02:15:11.637+00:00The word “equality” can be rather elastic . As I u...The word “equality” can be rather elastic . As I understand it , classical liberalism arose out of Protestantism . There were two main streams - one proceeding from the French enlightenment and the other from Scottish . The former was atheistic , but the latter was not .<br /><br />I think a whole lot of modern leftists would be super surprised to find out that John Locke , who provided the conceptual basis for the American founding , stated that atheism should be illegal . So , I don’t think there is any fundamental connection between the rejection of God and political equality . In fact, many modern conservatives would argue the exact opposite - that the doctrine of political equality <i>depends </i> on natural law, which in turn depends on the existence of the Creator.<br /><br />Classical liberalism regards liberty and equality as opposite sides of the same coin .Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865413665629644313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-85177454849302427362019-05-12T21:23:32.122+00:002019-05-12T21:23:32.122+00:00I'm not important enough for anyone to worry a...I'm not important enough for anyone to worry about me. And even if I were it wouldn't matter because the more truth is denied the more it needs to be said.<br /><br />I can see why academics whose jobs are at risk might wish to publish certain unpopular ideas anonymously in this climate but in general I think hiding behind anonymity is a bad idea. If you believe what you say to be true then you should say it as yourself.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-5332732773385176112019-05-12T19:27:42.423+00:002019-05-12T19:27:42.423+00:00The PC brigade will be after you, telling you that...The PC brigade will be after you, telling you that you must recant and apologise - naughty old you.<br /><br />However, there is a space on the way for those who wish to present controversial ideas to the world - a journal where those ideas can be presented under a pseudonym - a safe space for academics who fear job loss, vilification and reprisals from the establishment.<br /><br />See the link to a news story about it.<br /><br />https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/11/12/controversial-ideas-journal-academics-can-publish-pseudonyms/Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440968389956347350noreply@blogger.com