19 ideas
8766 | In much wisdom is much grief [Anon (Ecc)] |
8138 | Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy [Paul] |
23766 | Don't be tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine, by cunning deceptive men [Paul] |
7494 | Laughter is mad; of mirth, what doeth it? [Anon (Ecc)] |
8767 | Sorrow is better than laughter [Anon (Ecc)] |
5052 | When Gentiles follow the law, they must have the law written in their hearts [Paul] |
5078 | Kant and Mill both try to explain right and wrong, without a divine lawgiver [Taylor,R] |
5067 | Morality based on 'forbid', 'permit' and 'require' implies someone who does these things [Taylor,R] |
5079 | Pleasure can have a location, and be momentary, and come and go - but happiness can't [Taylor,R] |
5068 | 'Eudaimonia' means 'having a good demon', implying supreme good fortune [Taylor,R] |
5076 | To Greeks it seemed obvious that the virtue of anything is the perfection of its function [Taylor,R] |
8765 | All is vanity, saith the Preacher [Anon (Ecc)] |
5077 | The modern idea of obligation seems to have lost the idea of an obligation 'to' something [Taylor,R] |
5066 | If we are made in God's image, pursuit of excellence is replaced by duty to obey God [Taylor,R] |
5065 | The ethics of duty requires a religious framework [Taylor,R] |
7572 | Power is ordained by God, so anyone who resists power resists God, and will be damned [Paul] |
19945 | Jew and Greeks, bond and free, male and female, are all one in Christ [Paul] |
8768 | Books are endless, and study is wearisome [Anon (Ecc)] |
20695 | God's eternal power and deity are clearly seen in what has been created [Paul] |