The political correctness of Ra and the Confederation

[APeacefulWarrior]

Well, I think this whole conversation is dancing around what's probably one of the most uncomfortable aspects of the LOO for many people who dig into it: It provides no objective ethics or morality, aside from recognition of Oneness. In fact, Ra's comments about the inevitability of eventually abandoning polarity all together directly imply that no matter what someone thinks is "right" or "good," it's just another set of distortions.

What we think of as physical reality is basically just a sandbox playground for experiences of all sorts. Entities are effectively free to try out different approaches, different mixtures of polarity, and different styles of living solely as their own desires to grow and learn dictate. Even if they do something that ends up causing great harm to themselves or others, there's no punishment. They're healed on the other side and then free to try again. (See also: Ra's comments about Hitler.)

But that's a tough idea for a lot of people to swallow, especially when nearly every major philosophy on Earth, from Sikhs to Objectivists, is predicated on it being the best or the most righteous way. The LOO says "Nope, they're all pretty much equal."