re: #248 Hecuba’s daughter

But are we born with a conscience? Certainly those who are psychopaths cannot develop one. We have to be taught what’s right or wrong. I don’t think it’s intuitive.

I think we have to be taught as well, but, to agree with Teukka’s comment, it takes more effort to be assholes than to be nice. Look at how many new things they have to come up with in order to maintain their world: trans people are men going after their daughters, contraceptives are mini-abortions. It’s a whole lot of work to stay angry.

These “Christians”, to me, are stuck on an Old Testament definition of morality. The Old Testament was written for people who needed everything spelled out. While this was useful when you wanted to survive, it limits growth. The New Testament, specifically Jesus teachings, is more flexible, but requires you to think. “Love my neighbor? Why would I love that brown skinned woman with the scarf over her head if she doesn’t worship Jesus?” “But I do love gays. I just think they shouldn’t be so icky. Is that wrong?”

I would love to have the “Did I stutter?” meme on a t-shirt.