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re: I'm a conflicted conservative - I'm pro gun but want more gun control
Posted on 2/15/18 at 9:53 am to TDsngumbo
Posted on 2/15/18 at 9:53 am to TDsngumbo
There's nothing to figure out. The problem isn't about guns or even mental illness. It's a moral problem.
We as a society have worked very, very hard to throw God out of the public square over the last half of a century and then wonder where He went as these shootings happen. Children are being raised to believe that nothing exists but this life and there is no comeuppance in another life after this one. Whatever we do will either be remembered here on earth after we die or it won't, but there's nothing to hope for or look forward to. There's no objective reason to be "good", to treat our neighbors with dignity, respect, or just plain kindness. Life doesn't have inherent value and truth, itself, is subjective.
With all of that, it's no wonder that more and more people have such a low view of life (even their own) that they don't mind taking it from others.
A person who wants to kill others will find ways to do it unless their moral compass is reset.
We as a society have worked very, very hard to throw God out of the public square over the last half of a century and then wonder where He went as these shootings happen. Children are being raised to believe that nothing exists but this life and there is no comeuppance in another life after this one. Whatever we do will either be remembered here on earth after we die or it won't, but there's nothing to hope for or look forward to. There's no objective reason to be "good", to treat our neighbors with dignity, respect, or just plain kindness. Life doesn't have inherent value and truth, itself, is subjective.
With all of that, it's no wonder that more and more people have such a low view of life (even their own) that they don't mind taking it from others.
A person who wants to kill others will find ways to do it unless their moral compass is reset.
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Posted on 2/15/18 at 9:56 am to FooManChoo
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We as a society have worked very, very hard to throw God out of the public square over the last half of a century and then wonder where He went as these shootings happen. Children are being raised to believe that nothing exists but this life and there is no comeuppance in another life after this one. Whatever we do will either be remembered here on earth after we die or it won't, but there's nothing to hope for or look forward to. There's no objective reason to be "good", to treat our neighbors with dignity, respect, or just plain kindness. Life doesn't have inherent value and truth, itself, is subjective.
While I don't disagree with you, and I too lament the lack of morality in our country, I believe it short-sighted to think that "bringing God back" would fix all of these problems. People have always been evil. Wars were waged and millions of people were massacred throughout history because of evil men, long before the last half of the last century transpired..
I agree that the value of human life has been belittled to the point of non-existence in a lot of instances, but I also believe that the solution to this problem is highly complex. There is not "one" problem - there are many, and most of them are multi-faceted.
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