Yes but I think that the best moral tenet should be centered towards others and not to myself.hjalti wrote:The exagerrated hand movements annoyed mespin wrote:That's one arrogant duffer. And I l-o-v-e-d the musical accompaniment to sell the faux seriousness.
I've encountered this strange definition of god ("that which is most important to you is your god") in material from the lutheran state church (in Iceland). I think that they're just trying to make the 1st commandment relevant in some way for people who aren't polytheists.spin wrote:If your definition of a god does not involve such a superhuman entity, then it is not a definition that will reflect understanding in most others' minds. Of course for rationalists a definition that involves a superhuman entity, the notion itself does not show signs of reflecting the world.
Naturally, the whole notion that our video duffer is dealing with is the fact that for the believer, no-one can serve both god and mammon. Mammon ostensibly involves more than just the literal significance of money, wealth, but anything one can put on a higher level of commitment than that to the superhuman entity who requires your adherence.
Something like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa6c3OTr6yA
Sociologists say that about 70% of us would reject using God`s first commandment toward ourselves.
Scriptures tell us to emulate god and become as perfect as he is but his self centeredness puts his a cut below at least 70% of the population.
Why Christians follow such a genocidal son murderer is beyond me.
Regards
DL
