auntblabby
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05 Jun 2010, 5:33 am
GoonSquad wrote:
...I mentioned that, no matter how tight my money was, I made a point of giving money to the local homeless shelter every month. He replied that he would never give money to a charity but he might help someone on an individual level (if the opportunity ever presented itself 
) because it would make him feel good. I told him the point wasn’t to make yourself feel good but to help a fellow human in need. He seemed genuinely puzzled by this…
) because it would make him feel good. I told him the point wasn’t to make yourself feel good but to help a fellow human in need. He seemed genuinely puzzled by this… this fundie fella just wasn't as far along spiritually as you, so the moral justification you presented to him was as foreign [re: too advanced] a concept as roberts rules of order might be to an impatient child. some folk have to be brought down low before they finally let go of their haughtiness.
