Subj : Re: Intent of the Tora,
To   : Chuck Pierson
From : John Wilson
Date : Fri Oct 27 2000 04:44 am

-=> Chuck Pierson wrote to John Wilson <=-


 JL> ... I think that
 JL> man's "purpose" is more than only knowledge; it is also
 JL> righteousness.

 JW>      It would seem to me that one leads to the other.

 CP> Can you explain that?

   Prob'ly not, but I'll try: If righteousness is acting according to what
   is just, honorable and free from guilt and wrong, it seems to me
   improbable that such actions could be made in ignorance; and the more
   knowledge one has the more one would see the foolishness of acting
   otherwise.
   If one is acting righteously, it would seem that the acquisition of
   knowledge would be enhanced through clarity of a world-view free from
   the biases engendered by that which is unjust/dishonorable/wrong.
   

 CP>  I've got a vague impression of what you
 CP> mean, but I don't see the connection.

 I too have a vague impression of what I think I meant. :-)

 Righteousness and myself are not really close companions :-) so
 this is, (As are all my posts here) just how it "seems" to me. I'll
 continue to try to expand my knowledge, and see if anything eventually
 kicks in to firm up my quick opinion. :-)

 Regards




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