One of the better sermons I’ve heard argued “Do not underestimate your own capacity for evil. Consider the consequences.”
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Refraining from assaulting women doesn't require "perfection", and suggesting otherwise perpetuates a culture of tolerating assault.
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Whether man is perfectible or not is one of the unspoken dividing lines in our culture.
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To me this is like saying you can't be alone with other people because you might get upset and murder them.
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When I was a kid in Catholic school they called it avoiding “occasions of sin.”
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Fits well into several philosophical debates between creationism vs evolution, nature vs. nurture, freewill vs determinism.
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Unfortunately Matt, this stance can’t be made in a vacuum. By claiming weakness of the flesh you immediately put women in the workplace at a disadvantage instead of being responsible for yourself.
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According to the Bible they cling to, God doesn’t allow man to be tempted beyond what he can handle. So there is not excuse 1/
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...for marginalizing women in the name of resisting some kind of all-powerful temptation.
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What do you mean by "perfectable"? As a species we have certain drives that we often learn to control. But it is a complicated process as each of our histories are different. Culture and social structures play a huge role in shaping individual behavior.
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Perfectable? No. Capable of a moderate degree of self control? Yes.
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It is THE worldview dichotomy that runs through everything.
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