Also, lest this degenerate into accusations of moral relativism [
edit: I had "relativity," probably because I had earlier been discussing how many orders of magnitude we are away from getting to 0.75c], I post these comments from later in the thread:
Isn’t certainty regarding the correctness of one’s actions considered a hallmark of righteousness? Shouldn’t we strive for this kind of clarity in our lives?
Comment by Peter LLC
Peter,
You raise a good point. To some degree we are to be confident that we are doing the Lord’s will. My response is that if we feel compelled to “set someone straight†(as salt h2o put it), perhaps we should give those promptings the same scrutiny Nephi gave his regarding Laban. There is a kind of Zoramite pride in assuming that I happen to be the particular vessel through which God expresses his wrath regarding something I care about.
Comment by John C.
I know I have laughed at the apparent imbecility of many a
DU letter, etc. in my life--but I think maybe feeling this need to feel "smarter" or "more informed" than others isn't so great either. In a forum where opinions are often put forward, and quite forcefully, just thought it could be something worth thinking about.
(
Police Beat however, will always be fair game for a good finger-pointing. "Suspicious character," indeed. :) )