tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post4496360761295860654..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: WEIRD People AgainAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-63304677139853905232021-04-28T21:37:59.062-04:002021-04-28T21:37:59.062-04:00It makes sense that belief in only heaven would co...It makes sense that belief in only heaven would correlate with a higher murder rate; both the victim and killer end up in heaven! I wonder what how belief in reincarnation correlates with murder and other crimes; a Hindu believes that bad behaviour in this life leads to inferior future lives, but a Buddhist believes that this can be gamed. Some Christians believe that you can be reborn and be washed of all past sins. And predestinarians tend to believe that your future afterlife is unrelated to your behaviour.SJBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730062017267927696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-52106477123863485782021-04-04T12:33:41.037-04:002021-04-04T12:33:41.037-04:00“Ah, I had thought it was ‘strangers,’ which works...“Ah, I had thought it was ‘strangers,’ which works out to the same thing as a practical matter.”<br /><br />Yes, I think that’s right. Plato gives it both ways, and I think the sacredness of boundaries to Zeus implies the care for those beyond. He defends your borders and keeps them sacred; in return, you have to treat those people from beyond the borders as sanctified by the magic of the border. That’s how I would read it. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-18648312959309804302021-04-04T09:17:37.417-04:002021-04-04T09:17:37.417-04:00Is there an afterlife? I don't know, but I...Is there an afterlife? I don't know, but I'm working my way towards finding out.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-15189561888902444812021-04-04T09:13:02.534-04:002021-04-04T09:13:02.534-04:00Ah, I had thought it was "strangers," wh...Ah, I had thought it was "strangers," which works out to the same thing as a practical matter. I will bet it goes back to the Indo-European guest-host value. https://assistantvillageidiot.blogspot.com/2018/12/ghosti.html Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-23179163780976484632021-04-04T00:39:25.089-04:002021-04-04T00:39:25.089-04:00“I seem to recall reading somewhere a claim the Ju...“I seem to recall reading somewhere a claim the Jupiter had some protective attitude towards at least one defenseless group--but I don't recall from what era.”<br /><br />That was mentioned in Plato’s Laws, so you may be remembering it from our recent reading. Zeus was the god of boundaries; and, thus, took special interest in whether those from beyond the boundaries were treated fairly. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-62450803603986756292021-04-03T21:44:58.183-04:002021-04-03T21:44:58.183-04:00WRT the Roman gods--I seem to recall reading somew...WRT the Roman gods--I seem to recall reading somewhere a claim the Jupiter had some protective attitude towards at least one defenseless group--but I don't recall from what era. It may have been a later addition in reaction to the devotion to other gods who were a bit more interested in morality.<br /><br />I'd imagine that within the domain of their individual jurisdictions they'd have been enforcers of the rules their devotees were to follow, some of which were moral. But the domain would probably always be local--don't cheat your fellow goldsmith but cheating customers is OK...<br /><br />Their original, pre-Greek, gods seem more cultic/magical and less moral or even mythological.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com