: I never said this. I believe a large portion of them do. I did every day for many years of my early adulthood. God forbid I should judge that wasted portion of my life as morally wrong. Well yeah, judge not lest ye be judged. It's for us to say you wasted your life, since we're not Christians; we can do it without risking eternal damnation (since we're all going to Hell anyway!). But nooo, you shouldn't judge anyone, especially yourself.
: God forbid I should suggest that pot can sap motivation and render one useless to society.
What was that phrase again; "the opium of the people", wasn't it?
: God forbid I might suggest that nasty crap like angel dust, lsd, crystal meth, opium, and every pill known to man are easier to contemplate using after one has begun experimenting with pot.
You're right. Jah Rastafari does indeed forbid that you say that. And in case you've forgotten, Rastafarianism is on offshoot of Christianity (among other things); making their God your God.
: Don't you dare tell me that there ought to be some morality which is inclusive of pot smoking. I have plenty of dead friends who know better.
Well, how about;
"Don't you dare tell me that there ought to be some morality which is inclusive of car driving. I have plenty of dead friends who know better."
or
"Don't you dare tell me that there ought to be some morality which is inclusive of fighting. I have plenty of dead friends who know better."
or
"Don't you dare tell me that there ought to be some morality which is inclusive of breathing. I have plenty of dead friends who know better."
(since all of these are highly addictive pasttimes and will eventually kill you - especially if you live in a city. It's also worth pointing out that car accidents have killed more people in the last century than wars have. Now that's some achievement. When will Henry Ford get his own personal level of Hell? - and when will you start preaching Autogeddon?)
: :: Speaking of preferred morality Stuart, take a look at the exclusiveness of your own doctrine.
: Actually, after having sparred with you enough to evaluate your word non-defining strategy I retract my orginal statement and offer you this:
: Why must we substitute the ideology of the left for time honored morality?
Ug want to use rock to catch food! Ug's forefathers use rock to catch food! Ug not need spear!
: If you won't use words like sin and can't define words like superiority, you have no morality at all.
Righty-ho, guess that makes Jesus amoral; after all, he never talked about superiority and he never let public perceptions of "sin" stop him from treating people as humans. So saith the Good Book, at any rate.
Glad we cleared that one up.
Gideon.
