‘righteousness itself is divisive’.

[Amorphos]

‘righteousness itself is divisive’.

there are a few sides to this notion, and yes this is going to be another vague explanation of an generalistic observation of which i have no evidence for.

there are many kinds of truth and many people think they have the only singular version that is true. it only takes the slightest difference in ideas and opinions/interpretations then we get another religion, denomination thereof or a cult. it would appear that the arrow of truth splits its target in two!

we know that in science you cannot have an absolutely accurate observation, is truth the same? because an idea can always have more than one meaning, there can never be absolute meaning and hence those who think they know the truth cannot possible know it. the very idea is what divides people, the idea in peoples minds of being right makes then so and other not so.

the main problem is that of the anti-philosophical approach; it is with self- righteous bigots who think that their truth makes them better than others for one reason or another. religion only exasperates this problem and the more true they thing there religion is the more duality occurs.

this is an individual and societal problem where people demonize individuals and other groups that don’t fit into their idea of normal. people are pushed into corners and come out fighting or commit suicide...

...in short, we create the monsters we most fear! obviously there is too an amount of self righteousness within the individuals who commit crimes and that probably goes up exponentially according to the level of crime committed.

i think we have to address both sides, to see where the masses who gather around ranting on about this person who done this or that, then note; nobody questions the righteous! we see it all the time on the news, ‘x’ did not fit in, ‘x’ was a loner, we always though ‘x’ was a bit weird, so why did ‘x’ do it ~ because evil isn’t created it is made! both we and the said individuals make it, there is no ‘switch’ by which some people go crazy, people don’t just go mad they are driven.

hmm, obviously much of it comes down to one form of insanity or another, but are people born mad? perhaps on occasion but in the main any mental health problems people have can be dealt with, but if condemned and demonized these problems can only be exasperated.

[Blau&Gruen]

"Righteousness" in an ethical sense requires a measure and someone who is able to decide what is right and what is wrong. If someone experiences a disability and can not come to ethical decisions which accord with the measure he assumes or takes as given, then he remains still an ethical person with all the potentials to come to good decisions. Someone with a mental disease can be seen as "righteous" just for the good another one alledges to him. As long we can love, we can do so. And when we cannot love anylonger another one may still be able to.

[Gaidin]

Absolute truth is fact. We can have plenty of that. The trick to that is not attaching a point of view to it. Once you attach a point of view to it it clutters it and it is truth again.

Fact: X killed Y.

Truth: X killedy Y for Z reason.

[Amorphos]

good points there chaps, so there are things that are right and true [generally at least], but it is when peoples egos get caught up in that where problems begin. self righteous people tend to put others down to make themselves feel better [even if subconsciously so] and the said injury to the others ego can be the cause of retribution and other crimes. ergo they create the evil they abhor and for selfish reasons.

perhaps peace will only be found in this world when we people realise that it is not just about right and wrong but also about cause and effect.