thread: 2005-08-05 : Going Home
On 2005-08-09, Vincent wrote:
When I say "I've given up sin" it means that I've given up thinking that what I do has eternal or supernatural consequences. What I do has immediate and material consequences, for me and the people around me - but nothing more's riding on it than that. (That's plenty.)
I don't need fear of hell nor obedience to God to control my actions. I'm capable (it turns out) of making responsible decisions based only on weighing the real consequences of 'em.
This makes MS go "I'm like, Yeah"
This makes SDM go "I avoided this"
becuase it seemed to be away from what you wanted. A quiet "me too" to this forumlation.
