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Sloth , to me, is the result of bad thinking. Despair is a sin even if you are Judas so true sloth is just despair. And I am guided by Edmund Burke's saying, which I've posted for students sometimes Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. Edmund Burke...

At Pilate's age with his many advantages in the search for Truth, he has zero to show for it. Anyway divorcing Truth from what is the right (true) thing to do, is his error. He admits that "what has this man done" but let's things go . Truth has its most strong test in doing the right thin...

I question 3 aspects of this statement 1) We want longterm betterment of things and that can well mean short-term pain. Plus what is right to do is what you should do. 2) Some of the tariffs are only secondaily such, they are eg attempst to stop fentanyl deaths. THere is dollar cost and there is the...

If all religions are a path to God I would pick the one that says that is not true BECAUSE only 2 things are possible 1) despite the exclusive claim it too must be a path to God 2) If all paths lead to God and this path says that is not true, then all paths DO NOT lead to God Bible says TWICE "...

This is like Kant's Antinomy on Free Will vs Determinism If you start with the premise of the goodness of creation you can arrive at an explanation of privation. If you call into question that premise you go nowhere. I read your syllogism and think : Sounds logical but then consider the simiar think...

I am currently re-reading the City of God by St Augustine.
Ch 19 on Happiness is the best place to start if you have no history with this book
In my whole life NO oNE has been more influential to me as a thinker, Catholic, member of the human family.