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<blockquote data-quote="partinobodycular" data-source="post: 77680579" data-attributes="member: 435281"><p>Me neither, and I'm a closet Christian, then again I never have been one to put any stock in titles.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Indeed we do, and it's only old age that has led me to question just how ethical/moral those traditions really are.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And therein lies the problem. We've created a system that forces people to do things for profit. It's a system that's allowed some people to become obscenely rich, while leaving other people to be inordinately poor. Now you can justify this by claiming that for the most part people get what they deserve. But here's the thing about the edict to "do justly, and love mercy"... it's not so much concerned about what people deserve, it's concerned about what I as a compassionate individual am willing to give them in spite of what they deserve.</p><p></p><p>You don't like people taking a free ride and I can totally understand that... but sometimes our system is designed to let some people take a 'free ride' on the backs of the less fortunate... often without our even recognizing it. But we really should stop for a second and see what we're actually doing. There are things that we as a society should be able to provide for even the least of us. Not because all men are created equal, but because the best of them are created compassionate. We may not be able to make life fair... but we can at least try to make it fairer.</p><p></p><p>So I understand that free rides are unethical, and that people are simply working within the system we have, but when it's the system itself that's the problem don't be surprised if people abuse it.</p><p></p><p>When people are told that there are things that they cannot have, don't be surprised if they simply take them... not because they're less ethical than you, but because they get tired of getting treated less fairly than you.</p><p></p><p>"Do justly, and love mercy"... easy words to proclaim... but harder to live by.</p><p></p><p>So... simple question, if you had a choice, do you think that it would be better if pay news sites were available for free?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="partinobodycular, post: 77680579, member: 435281"] Me neither, and I'm a closet Christian, then again I never have been one to put any stock in titles. Indeed we do, and it's only old age that has led me to question just how ethical/moral those traditions really are. And therein lies the problem. We've created a system that forces people to do things for profit. It's a system that's allowed some people to become obscenely rich, while leaving other people to be inordinately poor. Now you can justify this by claiming that for the most part people get what they deserve. But here's the thing about the edict to "do justly, and love mercy"... it's not so much concerned about what people deserve, it's concerned about what I as a compassionate individual am willing to give them in spite of what they deserve. You don't like people taking a free ride and I can totally understand that... but sometimes our system is designed to let some people take a 'free ride' on the backs of the less fortunate... often without our even recognizing it. But we really should stop for a second and see what we're actually doing. There are things that we as a society should be able to provide for even the least of us. Not because all men are created equal, but because the best of them are created compassionate. We may not be able to make life fair... but we can at least try to make it fairer. So I understand that free rides are unethical, and that people are simply working within the system we have, but when it's the system itself that's the problem don't be surprised if people abuse it. When people are told that there are things that they cannot have, don't be surprised if they simply take them... not because they're less ethical than you, but because they get tired of getting treated less fairly than you. "Do justly, and love mercy"... easy words to proclaim... but harder to live by. So... simple question, if you had a choice, do you think that it would be better if pay news sites were available for free? [/QUOTE]
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