tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post5570659636538649101..comments2024-01-24T04:02:06.466-05:00Comments on Why I De-Converted from Evangelical Christianity: A Defense of Ethical Intuitionism--Part FourKen Pulliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12161943466797514854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-22657363791248239712010-07-06T15:41:10.094-04:002010-07-06T15:41:10.094-04:00Hi Becki,
Thanks for the kind words. No, I haven&...Hi Becki,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words. No, I haven't read that book but it sounds interesting. <br /><br />Yes, I think that primitive man tended to look upon those outside of their tribe as inferior, perhaps not even fully human. Thus, killing or enslaving such a person was not necessarily wrong in their minds.Ken Pulliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161943466797514854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-53284436292519156552010-07-06T13:41:12.712-04:002010-07-06T13:41:12.712-04:00Hi Ken,
Have you read Dan Everett's book Don&...Hi Ken,<br /><br />Have you read Dan Everett's book <i>Don't Sleep, There are Snakes</i>? I think you'd really enjoy it, both as a look at the ethics of a culturally isolated people, and as the story of a missionary (from SIL, no less) losing his faith. Fascinating stuff. One point brought up in that book (and in many other works of anthropology) is that ethics, while similar around the world, are based on a tribal system for many cultures. So, for example, killing other humans for one's own gain is wrong -- <i>if</i> those other humans are in one's own tribe. Helping another human is necessary -- <i>if</i> he/she his a tribemate. Any thoughts on this?<br /><br />I read your blog religiously (ha ha!), but comment rarely. Just wanted to let you know I really appreciate the work you're doing here. I wish I'd had the 'Net resources available now when I walked away from evangelicalism 12 years ago.beckiwithanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380322646544580050noreply@blogger.com