So.... a missing week on a "Daily" Blog. I actually now have to start using air quotes and slight sniggers when referring to my update status -_-;
I'm pretty sure this is the feeling people are supposed to have when people draw out the crowd favourite "You've me down, Shaun, but more importantly, you've let yourself down.".
Except much more trivial and throwaway.
I've been thinking a lot about morality. It's all very taxing. It raises a lot of home truths about ourselves, as soon as you start to question why you think something is right or wrong.
A recent example. A woman was jailed for life for the murder of both her children. She claimed that God had asked her to do it.
If she believes that this was the right thing to do, is she a good person? Can you punish someone for acting out their beliefs?
The plot thickens.
A famous quote from President Bush (Not to jump on the hate-wagon); "God said to me, "George go fight those terrorists in Afghanistan." And I did. Then he said, "George, go end the tyranny in Iraq". Which is what I'm doing."
I'm the last person who wants to begin a discussion on politics and war. Quite honestly, I'm hopeless in the field. Plus, this blog isn't about that.
But in all honesty, what's the difference between the two scenario? Aside from the obvious difference of Children and Terrorists, shouldn't this confession be tantamount to a plea of "Guilty?". And in a country that has governmental independence from any religion, as stated by the founding fathers?
The argument can be taken to further extremes. The Holocaust. An operation is the realisation of a prophet's belief. But it's wrong, isn't it? So where is the line drawn?
We need to find it should we hope for survival.
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