Theos-Talk Archives (October 2006 Message tt00335)

In what cases is it wrong to judge another human being? In a social 
context, it's unacceptable to judge a person before you know them 
(despite this method's popularity); it's considered prejudice. However, 
since knowing a person in all respects is nearly impossible in all 
practicality, is it therefore unacceptable to ever judge anyone? This 
doesn't seem to be the case, since one does judge almost everything. It 
helps make things more concrete and understandable.

I know for some of us, we would preach universal brotherhood out the 
nose, but I bet none of you would shake the hand of Hitler if presented 
with the challenge. I believe it's truly unacceptable when we condemn or 
praise another being in the utmost of ignorance, and then act upon it in 
a way to affect a person's freedoms.

So Joseph McCarthy and Nathaniel Hawthorne weren't so savory, either.

-Mark H.


adelasie wrote:
> Gosh darn it Chuck, I'm serious!
>
> No, really, ultmately we cannot judge. We can see how the behavior is
> bad or against the laws of nature, but to with hold compassion from
> the person is not within the bounds of our philosophy. There but for
> the grace of God go I. Don't judge a man until you walk a mile in his
> moccasins. We cannot even perceive so-called bad behavior unless we
> have the potential for that behavior withing ourselves. We are all
> one. Either we believe this stuff or we don't. But if we do, we
> cannot judge each other at all.
>
> Like you didn't know that....
>
> Adelasie
>
> On 23 Oct 2006 at 22:23, Drpsionic@aol.com 
> <mailto:Drpsionic%40aol.com> wrote:
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> >
> > In a message dated 10/23/2006 9:12:30 PM Central Standard Time,
> > adelasie@sbcglobal.net <mailto:adelasie%40sbcglobal.net> writes:
> >
> > All the theosophist has to ask himself when wondering if any thing
> > anyone else does is ok or not is, "Do I have the right to judge my
> > fellow human beings?" And the answer is NO.
> >
> > Adelasie
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, within bounds of reason. I think there would be no problem with
> > someone asserting that Stalin was not a nice person.
> >
> > Chuck the Heretic
> >
> >
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