The moral duality of love and hate is our perception of good and evil.
The definition of good and evil however, is based on reason derived from a long history of Western technics rather than, let us say, from Chinese or sub-Saharan cultures, yet is always inextricably woven with the experiences of humanity€ in the macro-element of human history. The good’ is related to justice, beauty, harmony, and all things charitable. The ‘evil’ then, means ugliness, selfishness, injustice, and mean-spiritedness. In theory, at least confined to our study of the West, Christianity provides us with rules of conduct based upon what remains of Christian values. In addition, ‘who’ follows these values? The ‘mystic’ perhaps, or most certainly those who choose the lifestyle of a ‘prophet’ perhaps? Inevitably, this leaves us with – whom? Very few can live a life, which requires a man to discipline himself in any manner, let alone one that embraces ‘morality’ in a dogmatic and hypocritical sense such as that of the modern’s Christianity. The noble man, as well as those who wish to become ennobled, must first instill a self=discipline upon himself; he need not rely on any ‘outer’ technic to supply him with his morality. After all, are the technics of religion, its perceptions, and values, simply an acceptance of things unseen (?) or is it simply the actual personal interdiction into life itself?
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The Morality of Love and Hate
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The moral duality of love and hate is our perception of good and evil.
The definition of good and evil however, is based on reason derived from a long history of Western technics rather than, let us say, from Chinese or sub-Saharan cultures, yet is always inextricably woven with the experiences of humanity€ in the macro-element of human history. The good’ is related to justice, beauty, harmony, and all things charitable. The ‘evil’ then, means ugliness, selfishness, injustice, and mean-spiritedness. In theory, at least confined to our study of the West, Christianity provides us with rules of conduct based upon what remains of Christian values. In addition, ‘who’ follows these values? The ‘mystic’ perhaps, or most certainly those who choose the lifestyle of a ‘prophet’ perhaps? Inevitably, this leaves us with – whom? Very few can live a life, which requires a man to discipline himself in any manner, let alone one that embraces ‘morality’ in a dogmatic and hypocritical sense such as that of the modern’s Christianity. The noble man, as well as those who wish to become ennobled, must first instill a self=discipline upon himself; he need not rely on any ‘outer’ technic to supply him with his morality. After all, are the technics of religion, its perceptions, and values, simply an acceptance of things unseen (?) or is it simply the actual personal interdiction into life itself?