tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post3248758329528530003..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Purposive evil is complex and strategic... (And this is good news!)Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-52654601362405545682018-03-14T18:13:37.459+00:002018-03-14T18:13:37.459+00:00(Of course, also trusting God and constant prayer!...(Of course, also trusting God and constant prayer!)Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531664498277638757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-59731283132273162422018-03-14T18:13:13.963+00:002018-03-14T18:13:13.963+00:00Thank you Dr. Charlton, it does feel overwhelming ...Thank you Dr. Charlton, it does feel overwhelming (especially if you tune into the mass media). Even the conservative/traditional religious criticisms of mainstream tend to be depressing in this regard.<br /><br />I picked up some books about the saint's lives for my children though and I think they too have your same message. So many things "going around" them like a storm, but rather not worrying about it and trying-your-best to do good in every individual situation is what it amounts to.Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531664498277638757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-66209682064114565232018-03-08T12:38:28.885+00:002018-03-08T12:38:28.885+00:00@William - Thank you.
I wanted to make clear tha...@William - Thank you. <br /><br />I wanted to make clear that we do Not need to understand the strategy of purposive evil in order personally to resist it effectively. Which is fortunate! Because it is not only vast and complex; but also secret, inaccessible, and surrounded by deceptions and lies. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-28271942930419515382018-03-08T12:02:39.414+00:002018-03-08T12:02:39.414+00:00Another brilliant analysis of the situation, Bruce...Another brilliant analysis of the situation, Bruce. People don't realise that, as you say, the pill of evil is always coated with sugar so that it can go down more easily. And also that the demons are working over a relatively long term timescale so they can increasingly corrupt us without our noticing - though we should if our hearts were pure and our motives true.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.com