Common sense only, please.!?
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Hi Gorgeous,\n\nYou just did a straw man argument.  Hell is a Christian theological concept.  In fact, it is generally a new testament concept.  It is impossible to discuss it without referring to how it came to be defined.  I’ll do my best to minimize any references and use reason and common sense. \n\nA common religious and cultural concept is “punishment” for bad people.  I think it is a just concept.  Buddha say, if you are bad, you will have bad karma in your next life.  Bad Karma is hell.   The Greek Gods had Hades, in the underworld.  \n\nOr, Jesus says, Good = love God (faith) and love others as yourself (action).   “ON THESE 2 COMMANDMENTS HANG ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS”.  (Read Matt 22:34-40).   So Ted says, if you read something that contradicts this, then check your premises, you will find one is wrong.  Everything in the bible has to (it must) logically align with this statement.  So, what is the interpretation basis to align with this one statement?  That’s a longer answer, and not part of your question.  \n\nHowever, what is the GOOD that will be the basis of judgment?  Most people say, “got to have faith”.  What is faith?  They then start prescribing rules and beliefs.  Now can you prove that these rules and beliefs 100% align with loving God?  Not usually.  There are many main religions, and then 100’s of sects.  Carl Jung says, “The shoe that fits one person, pinches another.”  So I also am skeptical.    \n\nNow do not forget this one dynamic of human nature that exists.  A religion (versus personal belief in God), as any and all organizations, always tries to grow and sustain itself.  It is pure human nature, in fact, it is good, for without it there would not be progress.  As for all human organizations, belief is based on some dogma or “Vision Statement”, loyalty to the organization, and growth thru product sales (corporations) or people or faith (religion).  In a sense, it is survival of the fittest.  The religion with the best message and the one that meets the most human needs, or aligns with an inspiring spiritual message the best, wins.   So they are all competing and believe they are right.   But they do say a lot of different things.  From the outside, this does not sound spiritual.   From the inside, it can be very spiritual.   Religion and church is a choice, and can be a very satisfying choice, if it meets your needs.  \n\nBack to what Jesus, is said to have said, [paraphrased]:  to be good, to pass His judgement, “feed the hungry, give water to the thirsty, shelter the stranger in need, clothe those who need it, help the sick, and visit those in prison.”  (Matt 25:35-36).  How else can it be known that you have loved others as you love yourself?  It is your actions.  Think about it, there is not one single word on belief, just actions.  This aligns with love others as yourself.  This is a good statement.     \n\nDo not forget, that in a solely materialist universe, which is cause and effect only, this leads to nihilism on a grand scale.  That is why philosophy and politics and much more is so nihilistic today.  If we are random quirks of nature, then in the grand scheme of nature, neither purpose, nor the sanctity of life can be justified.  This has and will have increasingly terrible implications to civilization.  Inherently, most people are not nihilistic, they are good people, with or without religion.  But if you are brilliant person without a conscience, heaven help us. \n\nRead the parable of the talents (Matt 25:14-30).  If you do not work to reach your human potential, and thus contribute your potential to mankind, then “cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness”.   This seems to align with loving others as yourself, and proving it by action, and being judged specifically on this aspect of your life.   What is the outer darkness?  It is not explained.  \n\nTo me it seems that religions try to make having faith the critical issue, in their
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No...plain and simple.
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There is no such thing as common sense. It's a presumption that everything in the world is as it seems. The presumption of commom sense does not allow for any reality that has not been encountered by whatever group you identify with. \nThe most ignorant (and also controlling and intolerant) people are the ones who claim to have some.
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I don't believe this is a serious question but I'll offer a suggestion -- Leave the room!\n\nIncidentally, I've seen the other questions you've asked.  Why do you waste our time??
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Silly question, no doubt from a silly, small minded liberal!
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Alex! Can I have COMMON SENSE for a thousand
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Really, I think this is pretty basic stuff that you can find on your own.  You shouldnt trust random people on a question board to help you understand something so basic to what our nation is about.
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Nonsense ... just doing as asked ; )
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You should not assume it... you should look at any sources provided by me. Also... you have the wonderful tool of "common sense" available to you to see if answers are reasonable or not.
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It sounds like he was trying to get a point across about common sense.  If you know something is going to happen as a result of an action-and the outcome could have a negative impact on you or others-avoid it.  If our society would take Mr. Franklin's advice instead of blaming and suing everyone else for their lack of common sense, we'd be a stronger and healthier nation.
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As my mother says "Common sense has to be taught".  I disagree.  Common sense has a lot in common with instinct in animals. There is smart, then there is wise.  Having knowledge (book smarts) is one thing.  Having the wisdom to use that knowledge is a whole other story!  Common sense is the ability to see beyond yourself, gain knowledge, seeing a correlation between events, and use gained knowledge to reason out how to react to those events (driving comes to mind).  A surprising number of people lack this reasoning ability.  The result is thoughtless, inconciderate actions that hurt others.  This is true all over the world, not just in the US.  Lack of common sense is just a human condition.
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Common sense, since you cannot learn it from a book.
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ignorance is bliss.\n\n stay stupid and stay happy.
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I downloaded the following PDF file called "Following Clues: Do's and Don't's."\n\nI thought it has some useful infomation.\n\n\n"How to Identify Misinformation" is something have not read, but may be of interest.
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Only if they are ignorant!
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Cutting back on all of the unnecessary crap and running around just to impress others. Also, not buying in to the consumerism that we are brainwashed into all around us. ie., buying a new car when the one you have works fine, a bigger TV set (a TV set at all!) the newest cell phone with all the ($$) features, a bigger house, etc. It's never enough, people, and it never will be. There will always be something bigger & better. Saving time to just enjoy the free things in life: laughter, sunshine, mountain views, friends & family.
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Though I agree there are an inordinate number of stupid questions in here, I find it laughable that you would pick on them with this unintelligible post. Your rambling, run-on sentence, filled with spelling and punctuation errors makes absolutely no sense-- and I read it three times to be sure it wasn't my misunderstanding. Take my advice-- get your house of glass bricked up before you throw anymore rocks.