Suppose that the whole universe were to be saved and made perfect and happy forever on just one condition: one single soul must suffer, alone, eternally. Would this be acceptable? Philosopher William James asked that in his 1891 book, The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life . Please think about it once again and answer the question for yourself. You, as well as others, are going to live a life without a tinge of sorrow. Joyful existence. Life in Paradise. The only condition is that one person will take up all the sorrows of the universe on him-/herself and suffer – alone, eternally. What do you say? James’s answer is a firm no . “Not even a god would be justified in setting up such a scheme,” James asserted, knowing too well how the Bible justified a positive answer to his question. “It is expedient that one man should die for the people, so that the nation can be saved” [John 11:50]. Jesus was that one man in the Biblical vision of redemption. I was reading a Malayalam period...
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Lovely to see you here after a pretty long time, Deepak.
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Deleteitr has been a pretty long time and glad to catch few post of yours back :D
..and the answer is NEGATIVE I presume?
ReplyDeleteAnswer is yours, Santhosh.
DeleteHa ha ha. Work of an innovative mind [smile]
ReplyDeleteI'm smiling happily, sir.
DeleteHahahaha..That is really Funny.. :-)
ReplyDeleteIndeed, it is. Have you ever noticed we do such funny things in life as altering the truth with the help of words?
Deletehahaha .. this one is really a work of real humorous sense !
ReplyDeleteMischievous humour.
Deletequite humorous...
ReplyDeleteThere's a subtle philosophy behind the humour. I hinted at it one of my responses.
Delete:D good one!!
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DeleteThat's a shit on those who alter truth with words as you hinted at in one of your comments. because only after reading the comments my tube light came to life.
ReplyDeleteYeah, wings, I understand. I'm a quite an imp when it comes to mischief. Later I decided to give that hint in the comment.
Deletea perfect graffiti and a taboo
ReplyDeletelook wiser by your hair even if you loose your Alma matter
Thanks for combining my two posts into one comment.
DeleteThat was really funny :)
ReplyDeleteHow funny can life get to be?
DeleteVery good one.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rajesh.
DeleteSome other binaries:
ReplyDeleteDisabled v. differently abled
Short v. Height-challenged.
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We pretend to be better civilised because our language is apparently acquiring some sophistication!
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