04-11-2021, 07:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2021, 07:10 PM by Raukura Waihaha.)
(03-27-2021, 09:01 AM)Patrick Wrote:(03-26-2021, 09:56 PM)Prometheus Wrote: ... Unfortunately, reality sometimes comes along and smacks you in the face..
Then we present the other cheek ?
I understand the intent but the concept is born in Martyrdom, IMO.
It seems to be love at the cost of wisdom.
If someone is running at you with a chainsaw, wisdom would dictate removing yourself from their vicinity.
I believe Jesus was an example of unconditional love, not wisdom.
If we look at Muhammad we can see that he wasn't campaigning for the "turn the other cheek" philosophy.
He took over with an army and this is someone spoken of as "spreading more intelligible distortion of the Law of One".
To me it means that it was in a form that people of that time, could comprehend. It doesn't mean it was perfect or even STO. It means people could grasp the Law of One better.
We all know the Law of One applies to both STO and STS...I feel it's likely, given the context of Muhammad's methods of implementation, that there was mixed STS and STO information, like most religion.