does "An eye for an eye" make us all blind?
145266
If everyone took the bible literally this world would be quite an unpleasant place to be lol.  The phrase "an eye for an eye" has been misinterpreted...if someone gouged your eye out do you really want that person to give you their gouged eye? lol...i hope not lol it just means you have to substitute the loss with some kind of compensation hehe and then feel really bad for gouging someone's eye out in the first place =P
763587
I wish people would use proper genre whenever they do exegesis on Scripture passages.  \n\nThe eye for an eye passage was a civic ordinance for Israel's judicial system.  Basically, what it was saying was, "The punishement is to fit the crime."  By the time of Christ, it had been (as it often is now) misused by many to justify personal vengence.  Jesus was not voiding out the concept, but, rather, showing the people how it was being misued.  Where the Bible makes it clear that civic justice is proper, it never justifies the concept of one taking personal revenge on the other.  \n\nSo, to answer your question, I believe in both, as long as they are being interpreted in their proper context.
64566
its blind because we believe an illusion and not what really infront of us
844437
Not likely.  Our country follows the Moses Law & not the Jesus Law.  Moses said "an eye for an eye" where as Jesus said "turn the other cheek."  Which do you think we are more likely to follow as a nation?
137090
Well, I dont think it can make you go blind, BUT it does put strain on your eyes. It is recommended that if you are going to be on the computer for a long amount of time, to take a break every 15 minutes just to look away from the screen and allow your eyes to focus on something in the distance.
98694
Yes. Actually in his final years he was completely blind because of this.
451994
Romans 1-2 discusses this issue, and so does 2 Peter 3.  Jesus addresses it in John 6 and a number of other passages.  The New Testament doesn't 'almost' accuse people of being willfully blind.  It *does* accuse people of being willfully blind...but not just those that aren't Christians.  More on that in a second.  \n\nYour idea that people might ignore small truths but not great ones is simply not true to human nature.  The more we want one thing to be true, the more we ignore anything that might convince us otherwise.  Psychologists call it 'confirmation bias.'  It's self-deception (i.e., willful ignorance) by any name, and we're more likely to employ it on things that really matter than we are on trivial things.\n\nSince there is nothing that could possibly have a greater impact on how you live your life than your beliefs about your ultimate origin, nature, and destiny (and the moral implications involved in thoes issues), it's safe to conclude that on precisely those issues, the human tendency to self-deception is greatest.\n\nIf it makes you feel any better, James 1:21ff applies the same concept of willful amnesia/self-deception to Christians who aren't living the way they should, so it's not like the New Testament only applies the concept to non-Christians.
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Obviously we're talking about those who were born blind and have neer seen color.  No, I don't think this can be done.  A blind person would have no frame of reference, nothing to relate to.
658437
Yeah I was told that teachers could "see all." But now I know that that could only  be true IF they were the eye of sauron. ;)
1106560
Haha...yeah! I go to the doctors, and they say I have 20-20 vision...but I know for a fact, that when I look at things far away...they are somewhat blurry. My right eye is worse than my left. So I finally went to the doctor. And without straining I tried to guess the letters. I got one wrong and the guy was like..ooo! You need glasses! So I got a prescription with only the right eye...like, there are lenses, but only the right one helps me see better...if that makes sense. So yeah...I have glasses, but I don't use them.
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Well my friend, you can't "crack" an eye muscle. You can damage your root of the eye through disease, like cancer, then your going to go blind.\n   If your talking about a picture you had taken and you don't like it because it looks different, you might have had a bad day, maybe. You wouldn't be able to see if one if one eye was crossed or there was something on this order wrong.\n\n   If you still think you have a problem then I'd suggest you go see your doctor.
123853
Just like all Scripture, this one too, is often misquoted by people who do not understand the context or the meaning. So, while it's sad, we need to pray for them to have their eyes opened and try to gently instruct them (1Corinthians 12:31) "in a more excellent way". \n\nUnless you undersstand the culture of the time, it would be easy to misunderstand the verse. When God gave this law to Israel through Moses, it was set as a "Maximum" penalty. In other words "you shall take no MORE than an eye for an eye".\nExodus 21 goes on to say that if you strike a servant of yours and they lose an eye or a tooth, you should set them free on account of the eye or the tooth.\nLeviticus 24:22 (repeating the same command) the also says that it applies without respect to persons (whether a native or a stranger).\nWhen Jesus Quoted this passage he went on to explain that to fulfill this law means not taking any vengeance.\nMatthew 5:39-49
975430
I would think too much time has gone bye. I would think glasses would help. A friend of mine lost his eye when he was fishing and got the hook in the eye.  He had a glass eye and it did not bother him to look out of only one eye.  But I am not a Dr.
192855
Mahatma Gandhi said "An eye for an eye will make the world blind" .  Revengeful reactions will never end. If an individual try to avenge a particular action , it will become endless and whole humanity gets affected.
193953
When this one blind dude came to our school, someone asked him that question. His answer: "You don't see anything. I know that's hard for a sighted person to imagine. It's kinda like asking what water tastes like."
228040
Well, it would be difficult, but the blind man would have to hire someone to be his eyes and ears. Perhaps even hire someone to answer all letters and messages. But if such a man could hire such people and he and they were good at the job, the country might be well off.
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I don't think so.  I have terrible eyesight.  I can't even see the big\n"E" on the eye chart!  I am very nearsighted.  I am in my mid 30's and have had the same prescription for several years now.\nI think it's because I do as much reading as possible without my glasses and I don't wear contacts anymore.  My sister, on the other hand, gets a new prescription every year and it's always worse.  I have heard of some kind of eye exercises advertised on the radio that supposedly restore at least some sight.  I'm sorry I can't be more specific.