OK. By the way, my siggy - "Mercy above Justice" is Godliness and the prerogative of the Sovereign when it comes to matters like crimes etc.
Mercy would not be blind mercy - there must be cogent reasons why it should be exercised and not merely based on hearsay - at least for humans.
Another thing about punishment - it's necessary for a majority of people to ensure that the rule of law is enforced esp where some people are not mature enough to be like your humanists but rather, more focused on their own personal interests.
GENERALLY, true religions (monotheist or otherwise) advocate collectivism - care and concern for other people - just like humanists do - so you see, we are basically all on the same page.
BUT it's those leaders with personal interests that mess things up. So, as I said before, it ain't the religion that's the problem but the interpretations of the same. It is PEOPLE who twist and turn words of Holy Books out of context for their own kpi (key pi) - by the way, I didn't coin that one, some smartypants in India did.
/ It's Sunday and I'm NOT WORKING!! Yayyyy!!!!
Shopping (window shopping only as cash strapped), food food food, varieties at 1/3 or 1/5 of the price in Doha, green green grass of home, got colourful flowers to look at, spas at half price compared to Doha, movies at 1/5 of the price..... Saw Prince of Persia, A-Team and next week, Sex and the City 2... wheeee!!!! TTFN!
OK. By the way, my siggy - "Mercy above Justice" is Godliness and the prerogative of the Sovereign when it comes to matters like crimes etc.
Mercy would not be blind mercy - there must be cogent reasons why it should be exercised and not merely based on hearsay - at least for humans.
Another thing about punishment - it's necessary for a majority of people to ensure that the rule of law is enforced esp where some people are not mature enough to be like your humanists but rather, more focused on their own personal interests.
GENERALLY, true religions (monotheist or otherwise) advocate collectivism - care and concern for other people - just like humanists do - so you see, we are basically all on the same page.
BUT it's those leaders with personal interests that mess things up. So, as I said before, it ain't the religion that's the problem but the interpretations of the same. It is PEOPLE who twist and turn words of Holy Books out of context for their own kpi (key pi) - by the way, I didn't coin that one, some smartypants in India did.
/ It's Sunday and I'm NOT WORKING!! Yayyyy!!!!
Shopping (window shopping only as cash strapped), food food food, varieties at 1/3 or 1/5 of the price in Doha, green green grass of home, got colourful flowers to look at, spas at half price compared to Doha, movies at 1/5 of the price..... Saw Prince of Persia, A-Team and next week, Sex and the City 2... wheeee!!!! TTFN!