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I think many people would take your wording as implying that you and/or Christians prefer there to be no system of justice, or perhaps only justice for reparabl

I think many people would take your wording as implying that you and/or Christians prefer there to be no system of justice, or perhaps only justice for reparable crimes. Are you perhaps actually trying to say, "it's unfortunate that there was no justice, but for people who believe that God will judge the accused, that can provide some consolation"?

DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
I'm not a Christian. I posted my comment simply to point out that its parent post was making ideological / world-view assumptions that are far from universally held. I assumed that when someone starts a thread involving metaphysics / ethics, it's reasonable to discuss the post's implicit premises.
dsfyu404ed 8y ago
>I think many people would take your wording as implying that you and/or Christians prefer there to be no system of justice, or perhaps only justice for reparable crimes Based on the other comments at this time that's exactly how they took it.
- DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
  Thanks for the observation. I've tried to edit the original command for clarity.
DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
> Are you perhaps actually trying to say, "it's unfortunate that there was no justice, but for people who believe that God will judge the accused, that can provide some consolation"? I agree with your point that holding such a belief would likely be of some psychological comfort to people who want to see justice done. However, my original post's goal really was to point out that the parent comment implicitly assumed the falsehood of religious beliefs held by much of the worlds' population, and probably some HN readers as well. Perhaps it's a mistake for me to point these things out explicitly, and instead just use downvoting instead.
- forgotmysn 8y ago
  I think you're getting downvoted because most comments on HN implicitly assume the falsehood of religious beliefs

DoofusOfDeath 8y ago

I'm not a Christian. I posted my comment simply to point out that its parent post was making ideological / world-view assumptions that are far from universally held. I assumed that when someone starts a thread involving metaphysics / ethics, it's reasonable to discuss the post's implicit premises.

dsfyu404ed 8y ago

>I think many people would take your wording as implying that you and/or Christians prefer there to be no system of justice, or perhaps only justice for reparable crimes Based on the other comments at this time that's exactly how they took it.

DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
Thanks for the observation. I've tried to edit the original command for clarity.

DoofusOfDeath 8y ago

> Are you perhaps actually trying to say, "it's unfortunate that there was no justice, but for people who believe that God will judge the accused, that can provide some consolation"? I agree with your point that holding such a belief would likely be of some psychological comfort to people who want to see justice done. However, my original post's goal really was to point out that the parent comment implicitly assumed the falsehood of religious beliefs held by much of the worlds' population, and probably some HN readers as well. Perhaps it's a mistake for me to point these things out explicitly, and instead just use downvoting instead.

forgotmysn 8y ago
I think you're getting downvoted because most comments on HN implicitly assume the falsehood of religious beliefs