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To: one_less who wrote (78872)	11/10/2003 11:13:23 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) of 82486

Generally, people who have a sincere belief in the reality of God, also believe in some associated dogma which attended their belief and which directs their behaviour and obedience. Now this is neither necessary nor invariable but is common enough to support an assumption. In such cases obedience trumps other considerations which is the reason I considered that same obedience to represent the core value for "higher good"-as being perhaps the HIGHEST good that a believer could hope to do--thus setting aside his own egoistical will and allowing his steps to be guided by the infallible wisdom of God. Your response seems to indicate your belief that a believer may assess his values independently and may have a sufficient inner spirituality to trust his values as being God-willed or directed...regardlesss of doctrine or dogma. I say this because you stated: "We have already agreed (I think) that serving doctrine that cannot be applied to such a circumstance with valor and virtue is inapplicable and that following an oligarchy that did not uphold humanitarian consideration would be misdirected (Not serving God)." It follows that you are making an independent assessment of what is or is not virtuous, else you would have no basis on which to accept or reject an interpretation or outright dictation of God's Will. In that regard you would be steering by an inner and social moral compass with the good of humanity as your fundamental axiom. In that respect there would be little to distinguish you from a humanist... Sustaining a God of goodness in accordance with your personal goodness and personal values is much different than having your values created by an unquestioning allegiance to doctrine. You seem to be of the former persuasion which I think is the way to go--but of course I may have misunderstood...

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