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To: Albion Wilde
The ony real freedom is the freedom to choose the right thing or to choose to learn from and repent of mistakes.

Not everything can fit into that category.

Should I take the job in Houston or Philly? Should I pay off my mortgage now or invest the money? Should I major in biology or physics?

All of our decisions involve freedom, but not all of them involve moral choices.
42 posted on 07/29/2005 10:53:31 AM PDT by BikerNYC
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To: BikerNYC
The ony real freedom is the freedom to choose the right thing or to choose to learn from and repent of mistakes.

Not everything can fit into that category.

Should I take the job in Houston or Philly? Should I pay off my mortgage now or invest the money? Should I major in biology or physics?

All of our decisions involve freedom, but not all of them involve moral choices

I don't mean to quarrel, but I would have to respectfully disagree. Living in Houston or Philly involve very different moral choices about what culture with which to associate. Not throwing stones (though from my tagline you could guess), but I can't imagine that the quality of life issues presented by the different cities would not involve moral choices. How to be a good steward of the resources (money or otherwise) God has loaned you is one of the most challenging moral choices one must make. And biology or physics? Read the headlines from today and 1945 and then see if the practical applications of biology or physics require moral choices.

I think you will find, if you look carefully, all decisions involve moral choices. At least, that's how I think we are intended to live.

83 posted on 07/29/2005 1:26:44 PM PDT by naturalized (Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called walking.)
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