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To: itsamelman
Once you introduce the concept of "right and wrong" or "good and evil" you have introduced a "something else" into the universe, like rules of game that both parties acknowledge are in existence. Sure, the parties may quarrel as to whether one side or the other adhered to "the rules," but they acknowledge the existence of the rules nonetheless.

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Exactly. Well said.

101 posted on 01/05/2007 7:23:03 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

Wish I could claim it as my own. Praphrasing C.S. Lewis (to the best of my recollection - it's been a while....).


103 posted on 01/05/2007 7:41:23 AM PST by itsamelman (“Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.” -- Al Swearengen)
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