Noam Chomsky Lecture - Distorted Morality

Like most of the stuff on this channel, it's not mine, but I'm showing it off to the people here on LiveVideo who like cartoons. This is a compilation of clips from the Wheel of Morality. The guy who   more...put this together did a wonderful job.  less

Even if there is morality to be found in the Bible... so what?
The parable at the end is of course taken out of context, but isn't that how Christian preachers will make their points about God with their   more...scriptural one-liners?  less

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My Response to "Are we born with morality?"

its all relative

The Prophet(pbuh) said that a man reaches the degree of the fasting & night praying with his good manners &the nearest to him on judgement day are those with good manners ,& he was sent to   more...complete good manners & that Allah hates foul mouths who say indecent words & the believer doesnot curse or call names much &? Allah will marry those who control anger to the virgin they wish on judgement day & a palace in heaven for those leaving lies even joking or disputes even if they are right.  less

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The title says it all.

A couple questions from INTJ22- 1) Give me your definition of what constitutes a good person. 2)Give me your definition of evil. Some clarifications on "survival of the fittest".

I'm NOT Nick Gisburne.

There is only one sin: not believing in God. Anything else will be forgiven. If you don't believe, but live a good life, Christianity teaches that you are wasting your time. No amount   more...of good works will save you from punishment. So what kind of a justice system is that anyway? And where does morality come into it?

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Answering the question, " Where do atheists get their morality ? " for www.asktheatheist.com

This video is a view weeks old, but still relevant.

I've seen the Suddam hanging video and was saddened. I've seen the footage of his remains, and I was disgusted. It doesn't matter who the person is,   more...forcing death upon another is wrong. What kind of society have we become where we not only think of death as okay, but televise it?

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God is not the product of our imagination or reason, but "He Who Is" and without whom nothing exists. Though it is theoretically possible to live a natural morality, it is insufficient to fill   more...the emptiness of our hearts. Answer to Rabidape's challenge of Christian thinking  less

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The video is a combination of three BBC News reports on Guantanamo from Dec. '08 to Jan '09, it's about 141/2 minutes long, the links to each individual video at their site found below.


Guantanamo 'a stain   more...on US military' Dec 3rd '08

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7762430.stm


Guantanamo closure plan ordered Dec 19th '08

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7791095.stm



Former guard on Guantanamo 'torture' Jan 9th '09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7821569.stm



The Special Prosecutor Petition

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This video is from the "Empty Pages of a Dead Book" episode, from the 1970's TV series "Kung Fu". Here we see Master Kan (Philip Ahn) questioning Young Caine (Radames Pera) and Yet-Sen   more...(Raymond Chao) over the fruit taken during a period of fasting. Earlier Master Kan had told the young students that they must not pick the ripe plums in the garden, since to do this would be breaking the law. Young Caine later witnesses Yet-Sen picking the plums, but is left unsure whether he should report the matter to Master Kan. Later Caine finds out that Yet-Sen was feeding the plums to an injured dove.

On hearing what had transpired Master Kan realises that he had done the two students a great disservice. His law has led Caine to unfairly doubt his friend's integrity and had forced Yet-Sen to conceal a good deed. Although Master Kan had made his law with every good intention, the virtue that had been intended had been lost. Therefore the master honours the two students for reminding him of the error of attending only to the letter of the law and not its purpose.

The ancient Taoists did not trust words and often warned of the dangers that resulted from rigidness. The sages advised the Chinese nobility against putting the laws into print, citing this would only cause confusion.

You may find these ideas strange, but think of how often the laws are poorly applied. We have all heard of the occasions where victims are treated like criminals; and the criminals able to escaped justice on a small technicality. Of course our law makers are endlessly trying to address these inequalities, but this is a never ending process of amendments that only serves to drown the original intent further.

Since the dawn of time mankind has desired an infallible code that would bring about an utopian existence. Naturally this desire gave birth to the religious scriptures in which many of our modern laws are derived. Unfortunately the authors of the scriptures wrote the laws with only specific instances in mind, disregarding the countless variables of Nature. The result of this is we now live in a world where religious fanatics are using the scriptures to justify committing the very evils that these holy doctrines were intended to prevent.

Nevertheless, even in our highly secular culture we still attempt to solve all our social problems by the creation of laws of ever increasing complexity. This is often in the misguided belief that these laws will protect us from the predatory behaviour of others. Yet sociopaths never see the law as a barrier. They are more likely to see rules and laws as something to oppress and manipulate the rest of us.

The system of justice the ancient Taoists favoured is the flexibility and innate order of Nature. Called "Li" by the ancients, we can see this indescribable pattern as the markings in jade, the fibre in muscle and the grain in wood. "Li" is usually translated into English as "organic order".

The Taoists believed justice should be dispensed on a case by case basis by people who possess Li. Together with compassion, moderation, humility; these people would have an innate sense of justice beyond what could be defined by our current legal system.

Needless to say our modern judicial system is in some aspects an attempt to emulate "Li". But unfortunately we too often see our courts hamstrung by complex bureaucracy; restricted by inflexible and archaic laws; and their decisions too often criticised by a public who haven't been privy to all the evidence presented.

To learn more about Li, Taoist morality or the Taoist philosophy, please visit my website: www.yinyangnature.com
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A great quote from a friend.

YOU decide if the bible is inspired by God.

Just think of the real women that had to undergo this test....

Women have been subjugated in so many ways by paternal societies and their MALE gods.

Who knows   more...the measure of suffering endured by innocent women and girls at the hands of religious fanatics?

Regarding superstion and miracles, Ethan Allen said:
"In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue" YOU decide if the bible is inspired by God. Just think of the real women that had to undergo this test....

Women have been subjugated in so many ways by paternal societies and their MALE gods.

Who knows the measure of suffering endured by innocent women and girls at the hands of religious fanatics?

Regarding superstion and miracles, Ethan Allen said:
"In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue"  less

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The art of turning

The vast majority of prayers are self-indulgeant, elitist, arrogant and self-absorbed. They are absolutely and utterly immoral.

What are the implications of Hell on the nature of a god, on parental responsibility and on the fabric of morality?