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Re: Sin.
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: Sin.
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From: mpt@mail.utexas.edu (michael tandy)
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Date: 5 Aug 1995 21:20:59 GMT
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From news@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu Sat Aug 5 17: 09:00 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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References: <3vrtig$hm0@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
In article <3vrtig$hm0@babbage.ece.uc.edu>, dwaite@aladdin.co.uk (Dennis Waite) says:
>>>>If we take that logic to its natural extreme, then theft, rape, and murder are
>>>>not sins because there are people who commit them who feel absolutely no
>>>>guilt.
>>I suspect most if not all *do* feel
>>>that they are doing wrong but cannot help themselves. If they
>>>genuinely do not then no, they are not committing sin. Clearly they
>>>are acting inappropriately
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>> Why? Allegedly they aren't committing sin, so what is the
>> problem?
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>As far as *we* are concerned, trapped as we are in our world of maya,
>they are 1) not playing the game according to the rules of the society
>in which they live; 2) not acting with respect and love of others; 3)
>not following a path likely to lead to realisation of the truth and
>release from maya.
Let's hypothesize; supposing they are 'liberated' according to
your ideal. Should they be subjected to trial and punishment
for the laws they break?
-m
