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We have said that, if religion is taken away, neither wisdom nor justice can be retained: wisdom, because the understanding of the divine nature, in which we differ from the brutes, is found in man alone; justice, because unless God, who cannot be deceived, shall restrain our desires, we shall live wickedly and impiously. Therefore, that our actions should be viewed by God, pertains not only to the usefulness of common life, but even to the truth; because, if religion and justice are taken away, having lost our reason, we either descend to the senselessness of the herds; or to the savageness of the beasts, yea, even more so, since the beasts spare animals of their own kind. What will be more savage, what more unmerciful, than man, if, the fear of a superior being taken away, he shall be able either to escape the notice of or to despise the might of the laws? It is therefore the fear of God alone which guards the mutual society of men, by which life itself is sustained, protected, and governed. But that fear is taken away if man is persuaded that God is without anger; for that He is moved and indignant when unjust actions are done, not only the common advantage, but even reason itself, and truth, persuade us. We must again return to the former subjects, that, as we have taught that the world was made by God, we may teach why it was made.
~ Lactantius (c. 250–c. 325), On the Anger of God (ch. 12)
[It has been customary over the website years to review some key and important point that ought to be repeated. This then is what we will do again here; though with some extra thrown in.]
* The opinions of the pathologically fearful are not to taken seriously; no matter how great the number of such persons.
* When the devil plays or impersonates the role of God with someone, that someone comes to think God is a cheat, and or else that he is someone of dubious character.
* Appearances can be deceiving. (Or have you forgotten already?)
* Great power by no means implies great or moral good. It is not too difficult to comprehend this except when it comes to dealing with spirit people putting on heavenly airs.
* If you were a cordial neighbor of Jack the Ripper (or someone like this) yet without knowing that's who he was, you would end up experiencing seemingly unaccountable feelings of bleakness and depression This often times (or more often than they think or are aware) is why and what causes people pronounced despondency; namely they (knowingly or unknowingly) allow into their lives, whether directly or indirectly, persons who are stained with heinous guilt of the darkest dye; this perhaps after being assured the given disease carrier was "all right despite what some say of him."
* Who is it that tells us they will save the world yet who have not the least conception of real or quality happiness, including genuine compassion for the helpless and needy?
* So much time, trouble and expense is spent trying to win over the opinions of others and whose opinions, when you stop to think about it, do not really mean all that much in the first place.
* We might sometimes feel bad because someone or something we love is no longer in the spotlight or limelight. Yet if we are bothered by such a thing, it is only fitting that we ask who or what now IS in the spotlight, etc.? As likely as not, it will probably be someone or something that we ourselves do not so enthusiastically take to or are impressed by. But and then, to each his own.
* You cannot have merits rightly awarded when no actual and fair contest is permitted.
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