RE104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Theistic Evolution, Social Democracy
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Re104 lecture 3: manichaeism and the question of evil monday, Ethinic cleansing/racism is about exclusion and purity: exclusion: separation between people of different colour. Peoplewereseparated us and them. : purity: valuing the "pure" m ajority over the minority. People that think they"re pure and therefore they belong but any others are looked down on. Evil: absurd - what we cannot make sense of, no real answer as to why. The first reaction to an evil like racism is confusion. We are based and judged on human conditioning perspective. Morals and ethics: morals are clear commands comprised of what is right and wrong, ethics are more about the context and interactions supported by laws. Absurdity: when you c annot explain something, no logical answer. If you believe we live in a world under divine control, why should evil exist at all? . As a kid your first reactions to an evil like racism is c onfusion.
