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On the contrary, if you look at, say, a Catholic viewpoint, the modern conception of liberty, where you are a sort of free-floating mind, "subject to your will
by edflsafoiewq 4y ago
On the contrary, if you look at, say, a Catholic viewpoint, the modern conception of liberty, where you are a sort of free-floating mind, "subject to your will alone", all prevenient natural relations dissolved, or rather transmuted into mere contracts of volition, without natural obligations to impinge your freedom and preferring "to have neither a whence nor a whither, to be neither from nor for, but to be wholly at liberty" (so Ratzinger), is identified as exactly the root of disagreement in a host of issues, from abortion (no mother-child relation), to divorce (no husband-wife relation), to gender and sexuality (no body-self relation).
- anonporridge 4y agoIf I follow you correctly, it seems to me that the root disagreement is not whether these relationships exist. They obviously do. The question is when it is permissible to sever or alter these relationships. Catholics might say that divorce is impermissible because the husband/wife relations is sanctified by god and is permanent. They might say that god never makes mistakes mismatching the soul (self) with the body. They might say that god blessed the woman with a relation with her fetus. For those living back here in reality, there is no god setting up these relationships with a grand plan. We are the collective authors of our future, and it's up to us through conversation and education to decided what kind of world we want to build. Maybe we'll decide that the old ways are good, and maybe we'll decide that they're not. Ultimately, the choice is up to us.
- mgh2 4y agoBeing in control feels empowering, but perhaps it is merely a coping mechanism we tell ourselves to feel better, regardless of reality. https://trendguardian.medium.com/free-will-a-rich-fairy-tale-4fecf8095812 https://trendguardian.medium.com/free-will-a-rich-fairy-tale...