Posted by Dr. Bob on October 7, 2013, at 2:20:12
In reply to Re: sacrifice, posted by sigismund on October 6, 2013, at 22:17:29
> If we need deliverance, it can only be from each other. Like my psych said about people 'They ruin everything'....a laugh at that is as close to it as I will get.
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> There have been cycles of violence on Babble too. Does it not boil down to who we are and how we feel about each other?
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> in the Andes I expect they couldn't care less what you think and they leave you alone, but if push comes to shove they kill you. Better than here (Australia) with interminable arguments about nothing that will ever make any difference.Well, killing someone is in a way sacrificing them.
Thinking more about sacrifice, wasn't it sometimes considered an honor to be the one sacrificed? To redeem the community?
I guess some people might prefer being killed to interminable arguments. I guess at Babble I've chosen interminable arguments.
There's who we are and how we feel about each other. There's also how we treat each other. What would be the equivalent here of leaving someone alone?
Bob
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