tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post7050688308554220535..comments2023-12-13T16:57:33.142-06:00Comments on Blogodidact: Can Vice be Taught?Van Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-7369627861964702942007-05-18T01:22:00.000-05:002007-05-18T01:22:00.000-05:00"Something else, tamper proof caps and child resis..."Something else, tamper proof caps and child resistant packaging were not invented after the Tylenol scare, they were invented long before that, way back when, with “A long time ago, in a land (or galaxy) far, far away….”<BR/><BR/>Good point, Van.<BR/>I've known some fathers who have asked me where is the best place to hide porn when you have kids?<BR/>My answer: best not to have it at all.<BR/><BR/>"Even so – you can be pretty much guaranteed that evil will be sure to follow. Not because of an apple bitten into, but because of the nature of the human mind, of intelligence, of freewill – freewill to have meaning, must include the possibility of making errors. And errors unrecognized, or unheeded, will lead to many black thoughts and deeds."<BR/><BR/>And not just errors but actual sin, for there is a distinction, although errors can certainly lead to sin (disobedience), which you infer with "black thoughts and deeds."<BR/>It's far easier to say: I made an error or mistake, than to say: I sinned, I knew it was wrong and I did it anyway.<BR/>I'm not sayin' mistakes don't happen, of course, but leftists like to use mistake or error whenever they are caught doing something wrong and/or illegal, because it makes the offense look unintentional (Sandy Berger is just one of many examples).<BR/>Republicans and Libertarians (big and little L/l) have also been known to use this type of deception.<BR/>That's why, as you said, Van, it's so important to show children the distinctions and the consequences of errors and sin.<BR/><BR/>"It'll be you, in your voice, and unless you take care to evaluate and shun wrong headed thoughts, they will become you, and you will become them."<BR/><BR/>Indeed they will. Like a cancer they will spread. <BR/>And wrong-headed thoughts will be destructive, and fatal without whole-hearted acceptance of the Light of Truth.<BR/>Even then, it's a hard road to hoe once those boxes are opened.<BR/><BR/>Great post, Van!USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-13217170624226639952007-05-17T23:16:00.000-05:002007-05-17T23:16:00.000-05:00Excellent post, Van.Vice is the lazy choice. Intel...Excellent post, Van.<BR/><BR/>Vice is the lazy choice. Intellectually, creatively, spiritually. There is no “easy” of any value. But with practice, the “practice” of Good, True and Beautiful becomes effortless.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.com