tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534600740192845222.post1179259286868462162..comments2023-07-09T07:29:16.668-04:00Comments on PRINCIPLEX: John A. Allison IV - A Celebration of FreedomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534600740192845222.post-12010303141490800772008-04-07T11:24:00.000-04:002008-04-07T11:24:00.000-04:00Giving as expression of one's values is fine. Giv...Giving as expression of one's values is fine. Giving in order to gain the approval of others is not fine. If one's motivation is not the latter then another place where one can distinguish that giving is not appropriate is if it requires the sacrifice of a more important value. If one is going to the hospital to freely help the indigent while leaving the husband home alone, a problem could be Principlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976696315627239104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534600740192845222.post-37925398044793642462008-04-07T11:13:00.000-04:002008-04-07T11:13:00.000-04:00My old parish priest would have told her that is a...My old parish priest would have told her that is a selfish attitude. To enjoy being charitable defeats the purpose of charity according to the altruist view. She should give until it hurts; until she does not enjoy it. Then she will be moral by that view. She'll have to do penance for taking pleasure in giving. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I do enjoy giving when I want to help someone. But Bobby Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03530625914213463734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534600740192845222.post-12171618058851486072008-04-07T09:28:00.000-04:002008-04-07T09:28:00.000-04:00I thought you might be interested in the response ...I thought you might be interested in the response to my remarks. During the Forum portion of the meeting which falls as the last thing before the MC's final remarks and quote, one man said "With remarks <BR/>like Mr. <I>Principlex's</I>, he and his wife will be joining the group." That was a <BR/>strong public acceptance. Three other people, not them, joined the group at the end of the meetingPrinciplexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976696315627239104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534600740192845222.post-81844027686346349452008-04-07T08:58:00.000-04:002008-04-07T08:58:00.000-04:00I'm not taking your bet because in all of my readi...I'm not taking your bet because in all of my reading on this subject, the professors who are doing the teaching are not the one's complaining. The complainers are other professors or people in the community who know that their enemy is egoism and have a visceral reaction to the assertion of that value.Principlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976696315627239104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534600740192845222.post-25673190343562933722008-04-07T08:27:00.000-04:002008-04-07T08:27:00.000-04:00Steve, I haven't done a thorough analysis of BB&T'...Steve, I haven't done a thorough analysis of BB&T's grant giving, but I'd almost bet that the professors who are complaining are not the professors who received the grants.Bobby Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03530625914213463734noreply@blogger.com