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10. The arc has been toward extending human rights

Sun Mar 17, 2013, 11:21 PM

Mar 2013

to people other than propertied males.

sometimes it just seems like it takes too long for some to recognize the humanity of others.

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Thomas Paine and the American tradition [View all] RainDog Mar 2013 OP

I like the art, the incense, but I draw the line at original sin.... midnight Mar 2013 #1

He was talking about the Western Christian view of Original Sin. knitter4democracy Mar 2013 #2

"Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man." Thomas Paine Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #3

people don't need a God to be cruel to each other liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #6

But, doing God's Will comes in handy as a rationalization for cruelty. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #19

I take it more literally to mean he was saying freedom of thought RainDog Mar 2013 #5

It was flawed from the beginning by slavery RainDog Mar 2013 #8

The arc has been toward extending human rights RainDog Mar 2013 #10

Yeah, that kind of misses the point though, doesn't it? Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #12

history is what it is RainDog Mar 2013 #13

Paine was a brilliant rhetorician and laugh-out-loud funny: struggle4progress Mar 2013 #11

Thank you for that read. Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #15

He was an interesting figure RainDog Mar 2013 #16

Thanks for the referrals and references. Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #17

My focus was on printing (and rhetoric) RainDog Mar 2013 #18