When I was checking out the Discussion Board for the Langston Hughes’ story, I noticed that a lot of you said that it was never right to lie. And, in turn, that reminded me of the classic conundrum. It’s 1939 Holland. You are hiding Jews in the attic of your house. The Nazis come to your door and want to know if there are any Jews in your house, and, of course, there are. If you tell them, “No,” you know they’ll go away. It's guaranteed. However, you know it is always wrong to lie. What do you do?
And one more thought: Why is the intellectual discussion of religion considered taboo in our society?
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I think religion is a taboo subject in our culture not necessarily because we are spiritually bankrupt (even though many of us are) but because everybody is afraid of "offending" somebody that really just doesn't want to hear about it.
ReplyDeleteBoy, there's a phrase: "Spiritually Bankrupt." Just what does that mean? You did a nice job of dancing around the question. Why would people find it offensive? Why don't they want to hear about it?
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