Sympathy, Pity, Resistance

[Pinnacle_of_Reason]

now we are talking about emotions and I don’t agree with the dictionary.

First, repeating your mantra is not a justification of your mantra. You can’t prove that pity is weakness simply by saying it over and over again.

I am not proving anything. I am basically stating my position over and over again because you do not see my position over and over again.

you give to your fallen Christian brothers because you see their suffering and wish to relieve it. How is this different from the pity that the lazy beggar might arouse in you if you were “weak enough” to be susceptible to it?

I am thinking of ignoring you from now on. because you obviously do not read my language, for you still don’t understand. do you want me to become a dictionary before you understand me?

I see people, suffer and I help them not NOT OUT OF PITY. but I see that they did not deserve their suffering but they are only suffering because of bad luck. meaning they are not architects of their own failure. THIS IS THE LAST TIME I WILL REPLY TO THIS POINT.

If everyone denounced worldly possessions, the children of the world would soon find themselves on their way to “heaven”, for there would be no one to sustain them here on Earth. Would you advocate this?

You have lost this debate long time ago, and you know it.

the saints still have to eat, but that is not their main priority, they do not beg. you are just lying here. they are all hard working so they travel the world. when you give to them it is like paying to listen to the word of God, so they are engaged in services to God. they are not sitting on their arse all day. the saints are doing the work of God.

Look, if you are not a hypocrite, why don’t you shut up and go and help the poor. the beggars. I bet you UNLIKE ME won’t even go near them.

[igliashon]

You know, PoR, I would appreciate it if you took to ignoring me, and I would be happy to return the favor. It is clear that you do not come here to debate but to spout polemic and insult people for challenging you. Perhaps you should just stop trying to justify your positions, you’re giving people the illusion that you want to argue when really all you want to do is preach. Fine, preach on brother. If you ever feel like debating (i.e. using the “reason” of which you are supposedly the pinnacle), I’ll be around…except I’ll probably still ignore your nonsense even then.

[Pinnacle_of_Reason]

It is clear that you do not come here to debate but to spout polemic and insult people for challenging you.

debating is war, you think it is childish so don’t do it.

Perhaps you should just stop trying to justify your positions, you’re giving people the illusion that you want to argue when really all you want to do is preach.

don’t you also want to preach, my brother?

You have set up an impossible situation, as though you are willing to give to the poor, whether they work for it or not. as though you have infinite to give because you are emotionally greater than us. what you speak of is nothing but a fantasy, a dream, an impossible dream, for our strength is not infinite, so we must be selective in applying it.

I’ll be around…except I’ll probably still ignore your nonsense even then.

This is just like fleeing from the battle field chanting, ‘i am ignoring you’.