Re: [Mind's Eye] Re: Accountability

To be held accountable for one's actions , doesn't it look scary when
you know you couldn't have done otherwise given your personality at
the given time and the circumstances. Yet we cannot escape
responsibility !

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:41 PM, archytas <nwterry@gmail.com> wrote:
> I like the theme RP - but what of being 'bound' by genetics/evolution/
> environment - which gives some clues on how to escape through
> knowledge?
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> On Oct 13, 4:30 pm, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> It is God who binds you and not you yourself , and so you are
>> accountable to yourself and society , but not to God. In this world
>> you are doing everything freely , but in God's presence you are just a
>> puppet. If I am bound to err , it doesn't absolve me of the action as
>> it has been done by me , and if you hurt me , again you are
>> accountable for it as it is done by you. It is only in God's presence
>> that you are innocent as you are a puppet in his hand , but in man's
>> world you are accountable and responsible for every action unless
>> society frees you of that responsibility on the grounds of insanity on
>> your part. You are always the agent and as such always responsible for
>> your every action and inaction.
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>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > When everything is predetermined... and if we all accept that as
>> > fact... accountability is without meaning !
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>> > Accountability has a meaning when I have a choice in the matter, and
>> > if I am aware of that personal freedom.
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>> > On Oct 13, 7:46 pm, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> When everything is predetermined , the obvious truth that it is man
>> >> who is acting ,  makes man accountable to man and society and not to
>> >> God.
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>> >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > But I couldn't see the rational thread between the "God alone..."
>> >> > premise and its "Man alone..." derivative !
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>> >> > On Oct 13, 7:20 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> I rather like the idea RP, of the corollary.
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>> >> >> On Oct 13, 3:02 pm, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> >> >> > AS everything good and evil is done by God's dictates and everything
>> >> >> > that a man endures is from God's pleasure , the corollary follows --
>> >> >> > whatever a man does , he is free to do and accountable to man and
>> >> >> > society.