Comments on: Why We Do What We Do http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/14/why-we-do-what-we-do/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:31:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/14/why-we-do-what-we-do/#comment-81406 MInTheGap Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:22:45 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/14/why-we-do-what-we-do/#comment-81406 @onein6billion: Obviously you don't understand what basis means. If good or bad is defined on a sliding scale (the thing that is good today may be bad tomorrow and vice versa) than it doesn't matter the motivational aspect of the thing (I should be good because I want good back, and if I'm bad I'll be punished) because there is no constant basis and you will have to continually wonder whether the thing you're contemplating doing is right or wrong. Your statement totally misses the point, but that's a common theme in your comments. @onein6billion: Obviously you don’t understand what basis means. If good or bad is defined on a sliding scale (the thing that is good today may be bad tomorrow and vice versa) than it doesn’t matter the motivational aspect of the thing (I should be good because I want good back, and if I’m bad I’ll be punished) because there is no constant basis and you will have to continually wonder whether the thing you’re contemplating doing is right or wrong.

Your statement totally misses the point, but that’s a common theme in your comments.

]]> By: onein6billion http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/14/why-we-do-what-we-do/#comment-81389 onein6billion Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:23:01 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/04/14/why-we-do-what-we-do/#comment-81389 "since they will have no basis in that belief." There you go again with your religious assertions. I still say that going to jail if you are caught is a good basis for not doing bad things. And I don't think it's fair for Christians to forbid others from "doing unto others what you would have them do unto you". And that seems like a pretty good reason for doing good things. “since they will have no basis in that belief.”

There you go again with your religious assertions. I still say that going to jail if you are caught is a good basis for not doing bad things. And I don’t think it’s fair for Christians to forbid others from “doing unto others what you would have them do unto you”. And that seems like a pretty good reason for doing good things.

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